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Elon Musk on Childfree and the Rise of Threads: Billionaire’s Controversial Comedy
Introduction Isn’t it just delightful when the world’s richest man takes a break from his hobby of launching expensive toys into space, to tell us how to live our lives? Ah, yes, let’s deprive all the child-free folks out there of their right to vote. I mean, why should we fund schools, public services, and…
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Dodging Conscription: From DINK to Triple Kids in South Korea
We often hear that children are the future. They are the ones who are going to take over the reins and continue the human race. However, South Korea seems to be taking this a tad too literally, considering a rather interesting approach to tackle the plummeting birth rates. The proposition is simple and blunt: sire…
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Airplanes, Markers, and Toddlers: Confronting Parental Choices on Public Decorum
Air travel: an arena where human etiquette and common sense are often tested, and unfortunately, not always pass with flying colors. Enter, stage left, a well-meaning mother who recently shared her ‘real-life advice’ on Instagram, sparking an inflight turbulence of a different kind: toddler chaos at 35,000 feet. A scene that might make one long…
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The Fertile Ground of Inequality: Birthing low-wage Workers for America’s Future
Ah, the sweetness of liberty and the fragrance of freedom! Unless, of course, you’re a woman living in the newly invigorated landscape of the American uterus legislature. Then, freedom might just take on a bit of a metallic taste. As per the new tune being sung in 14 states following the Supreme Court’s decision to…
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Parenthood Decision: Why Children Aren’t Relationship Band-Aids
It’s a tale as old as time: a couple, fraught with marital issues, decide to add a tiny human into the mix, believing this will magically mend their fractured relationship. This theory, which seems to have been plucked from some fairy tale, posits that a baby will serve as the ‘marital glue’ that binds them…
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Breeders, Take Notice: Pets are not Baby-steps to Parenthood
Isn’t it interesting how people transition from sharing adorable videos of their pets on social media to posting baby scans and gender reveal parties? The process that unfolds between these two life stages can be quite revealing. This is when the so-called responsible adults decide to trade their fur babies for actual babies. It’s like…
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Is Childfree a sin?
Welcome, fellow black sheep of the Good Shepherd’s flock! In the expanse of the Christian community, we are a breed often seen with bemused eyes. Our lifestyle choice invites perplexed questions, raised eyebrows, and yes, the occasional tut-tutting. So today, we gather here to have a chuckle over one weighty question, “Is choosing to be…
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Raising Eyebrows, Not Kids: A Childfree Woman’s Comical Confrontations
Ever been given a not-so-subtle suggestion that you should have children during a conversation with a family member, friend, or even a casual acquaintance? If you’re a woman who has chosen a childfree lifestyle, chances are you’ve faced this situation a time or two. The notion that womanhood is somehow defined by the capacity to…
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Rolling the Genetic Dice: Why My Uterus Isn’t Betting on the Next Baby Einstein
In the never-ending quest to push childfree individuals toward procreation, unsolicited pieces of advice are often gifted. And among these free “words of wisdom,” there’s a particular gem that never fails to evoke a hearty chuckle: “But what if your child turns out to be the next Einstein?” Well-meaning friends, family, and even strangers seem…
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Choice or Obligation: Women’s Reproductive Rights in U.S.
Last week, news headlines blared out a story that shook us all: “Mother of three jailed for late-term termination of pregnancy.” The incident, which happened between the 32nd and 34th weeks of gestation, brings to the forefront two incredibly vital and interlinked issues: the urgent need to uphold women’s reproductive rights and the essential call…
No Kids, No Limits: Celebrating a Different Kind of Legacy
