Childfree lifestyles are a choice and not always related to infertility.
Please note that it’s not childless. It’s #ChildFree.
For generations, women would give into and feel social, spousal or parental pressure to bear children. However, there’s a new movement taking the world by storm. A movement of women and men who are learning to be comfortable in their own skin. They’re standing in their truth even if it means saying no to the ring and baby. Things some people often fantasize about in life.
What can we do about it? Stop questioning those who choose this way of life. One question I dread to hear, "Who will care for you in your old age?” Honestly, that has crossed my mind but having children doesn’t guarantee easy living let alone a future of guaranteed caregiving. In fact, having children doesn’t guarantee success or happiness. While the Childfree path doesn’t appear to be explored often, being Childfree by Choice is nothing new. Believe it or not, going childfree and being comfortably childless will not automatically bring on regret in the near future either. It’s a choice and also how some resolve their fertility challenges.