Non-parents are pushing back against harmful, outdated stereotypes that they're selfish or immature just because they are choosing to remain childfree.
“Most people say things along the lines of ‘Don’t you want to leave your mark on the world’ or ‘Don’t you want to extend your family lineage’ and honestly? Not really. I feel like it is a gloriously arrogant thing to think that my mark should be left on this world in the form of another human being draining its resources. I’d like to leave my mark on the world by enjoying it as much as I can while being as gentle to it and everyone else who lives in it as I can.
If you don’t want to have kids, don’t let anyone pressure you into thinking you have some sort of human obligation to do so. If you don’t think you can be a great and loving parent, that’s completely fine and doesn’t make you any worse of a person. Enjoy your life the best you can and go out into the world and see as much of it as possible.“ -Gabriel, 29
