I think Steve should do some research and a post on the so-called "childfree" movement. I know he has children himself and I don't doubt he and Erin are great parents, but the pressure of settling down, getting married and have children (because no way the pushy crowd will just settle for a few cats!) is so big! Often people say being a parent is the hardest job in the world... however, though it is perfectly acceptable that we are not all fit to be brain surgeons, people still believe almost everyone is fit to be a parent. Huh?!
Anyway, people will never be happy. Even if you do get married and have a baby, they will continue to pressure you because "it's cruel to let Junior grow up without a sibling". Sigh...
Maybe Steve shouldn't do a post on childfree living on itself, but more about the many different possible lifescripts out there and how one is not necessarily better than the other. If you let other people make your choices, you are living someone else's life. How can that possibly make you happy?
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