thebitterbabe

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/emma-jackson/pank-pound_b_1321815.html

Being a 33-year-old exhibiting no signs of reproduction has taught me a lot about how far feminism still has to go and about the expectations of the current moment, expectations about what being a woman is, or indeed about what being a proper person is. If we are going to move beyond this, then we need to be doing more than claiming our position as aunts or consumer-aunts.

Just as there are reasons to celebrate having children, there are reasons to celebrate not having children. And it should be okay to say this without feeling backed into a ‘some-of-my-best-friends-have-babies’ corner. Surely there should be ways of celebrating different ways of living without merely having to emphasise our connection to the children in our lives?