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submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Ah I guess the terms have become somewhat conflated then. Either way, there are definitely large swaths of the child free crowd that are incredibly hostile to parents and children.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I think in both cases, a line gets crossed when people start hating the kids themselves. I'm not talking about having an aversion-- some of them genuinely hate kids. Even if I believed it were an atrocitious act to bring children into this world, even if I were to find children unpleasant(1), it's not the kids' fault.

(1) Oh hi! 👋 You saw my footnote! Just wanted to make clear I'm talking about a hypothetical person here. I personally like kids and don't find them unpleasant. Just making sure you know that so we don't start a pointless argument. Have a fantastic day!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Well said