Women without children are often viewed as spinsters, cat ladies, career women, selfish and the list goes on. However, with the demand for essential workers during the spread of the coronavirus, there’s potentially increased risk of burnout. Anyone, with or without children, can spend too much time working. And everyone has a life in need of balance. Generally, whenever anyone gets downtime it’s usually an opportunity to de-stress, unplug and do whatever you feel like. While those without children are not around to compensate for the commitments of those who have them, there’s never any harm in lending a helping hand to a single mother who’s a nurse working a double shift at the hospital, or the single father struggling to homeschool his children.
There are a number of misconceptions faced by childfree adults in today’s society. However, many prove folks wrong everyday. In fact, I know many to be responsible, mature, nurturing and good role models.
Kindness should never feel like work. So as the coronavirus forces many to go into overdrive to help control it, think of ways you can help a person or even a family during this challenging time. Childfree may be a choice but so is kindness.