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Originally posted by kbarger
You know, what pisses me off about a lot of discussions about this.. but not this one, because, this being The Cellar, we can discuss a controversial idea civilly.. (most of the time.. almost always...)...
What pisses me off is the idea that this subject matters, or that anybody should care.
Why? Discussing being childfree DOES matter, to some of us.
What I mean is that the reason the childfree-by-choice folks get so worked up (Womblice?? 
) is that there are so many people who feel like it's your freakin' DUTY to go out and have kids. Even if you don't want to. Even if you can't afford it. Even if you know you're too damn lazy to get up from watching Monday Night Football to change a diaper.
Exactly. It's that pushing of the "social script" that gets most CF-by-choice people (myself included) so "worked up".
And, vicious circle-style, this somewhat selfrighteous and obnoxious rhetoric from a small minority of the more imflammatory non-breeders becomes very offensive to some parents. etc. etc. etc.
Just as parents can get right nasty with the CF.
Did it ever occur to any of these nuts (on both sides) that they should just shut their mouths and mind their own business?
When the day comes when certain people within certain circles of society stops with the "be fruitful and multiply" chant, THEN maybe your wish will be granted.