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childfree2017-10-04 10:03 pm
wolfpurplemoon) wrote in childfree2017-10-04 10:03 pm
I Tied My Tubes at Age 31. And It’s Not Up for Discussion
Complete strangers think it's their job to question my choice. And, frankly, I'm bitter about that.
I don’t tell everyone that I don’t want children. Not because I don’t want to advocate for choice, autonomy, or living however you want to live. I don’t tell everyone because whether or not I want to be a mother is no one’s business.
Yet, on a weekly basis, countless strangers not only ask me if I want kids, but expect that I justify my response.
While I didn’t struggle with my decision to have a tubal ligation at age 31, I have struggled to understand my place in a society that’s consistently asking me to defend a private decision that does not involve them.
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I don’t tell everyone that I don’t want children. Not because I don’t want to advocate for choice, autonomy, or living however you want to live. I don’t tell everyone because whether or not I want to be a mother is no one’s business.
Yet, on a weekly basis, countless strangers not only ask me if I want kids, but expect that I justify my response.
While I didn’t struggle with my decision to have a tubal ligation at age 31, I have struggled to understand my place in a society that’s consistently asking me to defend a private decision that does not involve them.
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