alt Hacker NewsI don't think most child-free adults are forgoing children to perform works of mercy. Perhaps some do, but it's not the majority.
The term "child-free" implies relieving oneself of a disease, the way one describes himself as "cancer-free" or "drug-free". As in caring for children is on par with imprisonment.
Now I don't mind mind people opting out of having children to live a hedonistic life, my only issue is describing it as a noble cause.
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macNchz • yesterday at 6:39 PM
My impression was that the term arose out of a desire to communicate it as more of a chosen state of being, where "childless" may imply or at least allow some sense of undesired absence.
trumpdong • today at 12:21 PM
Using your own logic, didn't you just equate LSD and Ibuprofen to cancer?
>The term "child-free" implies relieving oneself of a disease, the way one describes himself as "cancer-free" or "drug-free".
Wow, this is an eyebrow-raising degree of uncharitability. There's no reason to attack straightforward words like this.
Also, the parent did not make this implication. They implied it's irresponsible to have children unintentionally or flippantly.