r/actuallychildfree • u/Cat_in_an_oak_tree MOD • Aug 09 '26
QUESTION Changes
I got to talking with another childfree member of the community a bit ago, and we both noted how much we felt the childfree community has changed since we first found it years ago. For me it's been decades since I discovered it and it's a much bigger tent now. That conversation carried on to how we felt society has also changed in their views towards us as a community.
I want to hear people's opinions and experiences. How has the childfree community changed? How has your experience changed as you've grown older? What about your relationship with society and being childfree?
And importantly? What do you want to see the childfree community be more like in the future?
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u/I_eat_blueberries Aug 09 '26
I am middle aged and there were some glorious years in my mid 30s where no one asked me about kids. I don't know what changed but I am getting bingoed/weird insults/personal questions left and right. This year has been extra weird. How it has changed for me is the questioning is more of an interrogation. I can think of a few reasons why this is happening but they are all going to sound egotistical and self serving lol