There is a worrying global phenomenon that has caught everyone’s attention: the birth rate has fallen considerably. The first thing women encounter is people trying to scare them into having children, saying that they will die alone in the future, but this girl from New York compiled a list of many women giving their point of view about being childfree. More and more people are choosing not to have children, and nobody can force or pressure them to have children just because.
On TikTok, rachelandrue made a video responding to another creator who is against childfree people. In that first video, Rachel responded to why some people don’t have any interest in having children. It does not mean their life is meaningless, as the comments said. Since the users of the original video repeated several of the clichés about not having children, such as dying alone, regretting it later, etc. However, in Rachel’s video, realjasonevans replied: “You never see a 55-60 year old person on here saying this“. That’s why this woman from New York created a second video, a compilation of several TikToks of women aged 50 and over talking about their childfree lifestyle.
Among the videos in the compilation were older women responding specifically to rachelandrue. All the women agree that they never regretted not having children or getting married. In addition, they all say they are living their best lives, such as publishing a popular book, others having their own businesses, or simply enjoying life as they always wanted. So, although it is unimaginable for many people, this disproves the “sad future” that women face when they do not have children. There is a belief that women who do not have children will only have several pets, or that there will be no one to take care of them.
Testimonials like those of the women in this video are an example for others to follow this path, showing that no one has the right to say otherwise about having children. Also, in the comments, more people like Coco LaRue appeared, saying: ‘I’m 66 and no regrets‘. Or like Sawah Sanctuary, who added: ‘I’m 70 and so glad I never had kids. So patronizing for some people to assume they are better equipped to make choices for other people’s lives.’ Of course, many people also pressure men about having a childfree lifestyle, but this usually falls more on women, and it is beneficial to see that there is not just one way of living.
