'Strangers should mind their own business about my child-free status'

[wolfpurplemoon]

It was supposed to be an innocent, throwaway half-hour in the hairdresser’s chair. But when does a pre-wedding blow-dry become the Spanish inquisition? When babies, or lack thereof, are mentioned.

Now, I love a chatty hairstylist as much as the next barnet, but perhaps the rudiments of polite client chat should be covered in training along with the basics of foil highlights. Because things can get boring — and sexist — pretty quickly.

Initially, we talk about the wedding that I am due to attend, and what kind of wedding I might like myself.

“The non-existent kind,” I reply, breezily.
This does not go down well.

“What about babies?” asks the stylist, herself a young mother. (Read more)

Comments

[delight]

I tell people that I "can't" have kids a lot.





It's true, I'd be miserable if I did and it'd totally ruin my life.

[wolfpurplemoon]

haha, exactly!