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Shanna Johnson's avatar

I love this! I was recently reading through posts on the childfree Reddit sub, and I was struck and disappointed by how many folks out there feel strong resentment and anger toward their parent friends for not being able to reciprocate when it comes to help/support/etc. Now, many of these posters seem to have overall negative feelings toward children in general, which probably bolsters these feelings. However, the sentiment did not sit right with me, a childfree woman by choice who agrees with the point here: being an auntie is having it all! My parent friends cannot reciprocate in a direct way, but they do so much more for me by allowing me to be a part of their children's lives. I am happy to have found your words here to express my feelings!

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Jen Baxter ✒️'s avatar

I love this one Lisa - I'm going to share it on my Saved For Later links roundup:)

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