why must everything be ad absurdum?

[some_stars]

...I think the breastfeeding/infant discussion is completely ridiculous, though. YOU CAN'T BRING YOUR BABIES EVERYWHERE. Just wait a year or two, for fuck's sake. I mean, choosing to breastfeed only and without pumping is an awesome choice, but it's a CHOICE that you make that has CONSEQUENCES. You can't bring your baby to a fucking bar, either.

clarification: I am 1000% in favor of breastfeeding in public and I think it should be allowed in every place babies are allowed. I just don't think everywhere in the entire world needs to allow babies.

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[amireal]

There's an especially... fervent... section of child-free that I think is being talked about here. It goes beyond being child free and into anger and hatred of anything child related.

[sweetestdrain]

Huh. I guess I understand that more, but ... maybe that could be made clearer or a different term could be used for it? I know plenty of "child-free" people who like other people's kids just fine. Some are teachers. And even if you hate kids, well... some folks hate dogs. As long as they aren't burning babies or kicking puppies, I have no beef with them.

[some_stars]

It does get confusing, because the awful ban-children people call THEMSELVES "childfree" and I've developed a pavlovian association with the name of their comm. I will try to be more specific in the future!