“All of our siblings and friends have kids at varying ages, and I’ve watched some of them grow up to see them have kids of their own now. It’s a privilege to be part of their lives and to have them tell me that I’m important or ask for my advice as a trusted non-parent adult.”

"My province removed COVID protections in schools at the peak of the Omicron wave, and literally every child I know got COVID that month, and most have had it multiple times since. If I had a child, I would almost certainly be unable to get out of bed at this point, but would still have a dependent child to take care of. Separately from all of that, I'm at the point in middle age where you really start feeling the weight of having to keep living for decades and decades and decades. I am so glad I don't have to look a child in the eye and say, 'Why yes, I thought it was worthwhile to inflict all these decades of existence upon you in our ever-enshittifying world!'"

"None of them will look after me when I’m old, but I wouldn’t expect my own kids to do that if I had them. Being childfree has been the right choice. I wouldn’t do it differently if I had the chance."

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