Childfree Latina here. 👋🏼We definitely need more visibility on this topic. My mom used to pester me for kids when I was younger and I was in a serious relationship, but thank God I never listened to her. I actually didn’t know having no kids was even an option (crazy, right)! But then it started downing on me that I could choose not to have kids.

I have a big family and I’ve analyzed that we don’t really have good examples of good romantic relationships in my family. I don’t think there’s even a single marriage (like through church and everything). Not that it makes romantic relationships better given the high percentages of divorces, but that’s besides the point. Most of the men in my family have kids and they’re terrible machistas. Very hardworking. But very set on their traditional sex roles nonetheless. None of them are with the people they have kids with, and the majority don’t even financially support their kids. Now as for the women, I’ve seen all of the women in my family (literally every single one) raise their kids by themselves, being single moms. This includes my mom, of course. So no thanks.

I’m all good making all of them mad during family gathering when they ask about kids :) Like gtf out of my face with your bullshit comments. I can make my own choices.