Posted by noa on March 6, 2004, at 20:08:58
In reply to Re: women without children, posted by shortelise on March 4, 2004, at 16:17:40
The idea that not having kids is somehow selfish seems strange to me, too. I think it is rooted in older traditional society ideas of what a family is for that no longer apply.
People choose to have kids or not have kids for so many different reasons. Selfishness seems to me to just not be a relevant word in the matter.
BTW, there is a trend to use the word "child-free" rather than "childless", according to an article I read last year about couples who choose not to have children.
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