Some headlines are so countercultural that one can’t help but do a double-take upon reading them. That’s basically what happened to me the other day when I read the following headline from The Guardian: “I chose to be childfree. I didn’t think I was choosing isolation, too.”
What followed was a surprisingly honest article about the little-discussed impacts a childfree future can bring. Although such a life is often framed as carefree and fun, author Cassidy Randall admits her surprise to discover that such a life actually comes with a lot of exclusion, as more and more friends have children and get sucked up in the parenting culture.
