The term “should” is dangerous here. It’s about personal choice. Some people like being around children. Some people don’t. We find joy in different places. We find fun in different places.

I’m all for more inclusion but not for everything. I think you would agree that you wouldn’t want to be out for a fine meal with kids running around and shouting beside your table? It’s happened to me before. Some places are super child friendly and some places are designated for adults and that’s ok.

Not sure how kids and parents would feel if I hogged the slides in the play park. 🤣

I appreciate childfree isn’t a great term. But I am free! Freedom is a liberation and I’m liberated of being something (a parent) which I’ve never wanted to be.

We will need to agree to disagree about weddings. Whether there is an expectation for kids to be at weddings or not is missing the point. This is a day about the bride and groom. Childfree weddings or child sparse weddings are very common, not least of all due to the trebling of numbers it can induce. Many couples don’t want their wedding to resemble a crèche!

The thing is many childfree contribute to childrens lives already, in different ways. From work in teaching, health, child protection. To volunteering at child oriented camps.

People without children are not villains for choosing spaces and time that does not include children 😀