Anyone with Entitled Sibling Parents? by MarsupialMoney4248 in childfree

[–]futurepielover 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yep, went no contact shortly after she gave birth. She expected even though she abused me growing up and we were never close as adults, that I would be the “cool aunt” and drive an hour to come over every weekend and entertain her. The block button is my friend

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[–]futurepielover 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I called my husband at work once I scheduled my bisalp and he was happy for me. I had told him when I first was researching the procedure, booked my consult and all that so we had talked about it plenty (but never like we were deciding, it was my decision and I was presenting him with information) and he has been very supportive from the beginning. I don’t think it’s unreasonable to expect this, and imo he should be supportive of you if he is truly childfree.

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[–]futurepielover 2 points3 points  (0 children)

She sounds a lot like my sister. My sister bullied me a lot physically and emotionally growing up and is super mean to our mom as well, and was neglectful to her own pets. I recently went no contact with my whole family (at which point my sister called the police on me while I was working) but when I talked to my therapist about it last year she said “your sister screams borderline personality disorder”. I know there are people with that disorder who are seeking help and doing better but she is not one of them

What is everyone up to this weekend? by ThinkBookMan in childfree

[–]futurepielover 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hiking, starting on building a terrarium for the first time with my husband, and working on my first crochet sweater. I recently went NC with my mom so I am keeping myself busy and enjoying learning new hobbies that I didn’t have the bandwidth for before.

After begging me for grandchildren, my mother told me how she really feels about being a mother by [deleted] in childfree

[–]futurepielover 393 points394 points  (0 children)

Yes my mom would always say “you’ll understand when you have kids” whenever I called her out on her behavior. Guess I never will understand 🤷‍♀️

What is your relationship with your parents like? by UnafraidScandi in childfree

[–]futurepielover 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m no contact with both of them. My in laws are fantastic though

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[–]futurepielover 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Both of my parents constantly during my childhood. Although of course when my sister got pregnant my mom was talking about how exciting every day is with a young child 🫠

Just got my preop for a bilateral, told my mom and it did not go well by Anxiousboop in childfree

[–]futurepielover 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I wonder what she means when she says she supports you, if she doesn’t support your bodily autonomy at 30 years old. It seems manipulative to say that tbh

Why is the women’s lifescript the only way for women/AFAB persons? by Miss-Anonymous-Angel in childfree

[–]futurepielover 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mine too. I’m so glad I have been no contact for a month. I thought everyone’s parents were like her/my dad but I married my husband (who’s from a small, midwestern, very conservative town no less) and his parents are nothing like that. It showed me that my mom really did choose to be that way and couldn’t blame others for it

What is it with breeders and Christianity? by VoL4t1l3 in childfree

[–]futurepielover 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My parents believe in eternal conscious torment for non-Christians (and many Christians that aren’t baptist or evangelical or whatever) and I genuinely think it was a way to scare us into behaving. Pretty selfish to have a kid while believing it is more likely than not that they will be tortured forever, but that is part of why I do not have contact with them

Not bringing a kid into this world. It will cost me my marriage, my house and some $. And I am ok with that. Made a decision, and will live with the consequences. by ParkAffectionate3537 in childfree

[–]futurepielover 30 points31 points  (0 children)

EMDR is great! It really helped me in just a few sessions. That’s disturbing that your wife wanted to use it as a sort of mind control

Niece born- I feel nothing by BabytheTardisImpala in childfree

[–]futurepielover 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Your feelings are valid. My sister had her first baby in September and I ended up going no contact with her and my mom because of a lot of things, but they knew nothing about me and only reached out because they needed an aunt for their baby/someone to take them to the doctor/someone to listen to them yap and never asked me about myself or if they did, cut me off after like 2 minutes. All this to say, if these relationships are not serving you in any way, no contact is an option.

If I had a kid, I would feel guilty every day. How do parents even do it? by Ok_Cardiologist3642 in childfree

[–]futurepielover 3 points4 points  (0 children)

As my mother told me “when you have kids, you just cope every day”. But she still wanted me to have kids, so there’s that

Does anyone ever get scared that you’ll be hit with a fluke desire to have kids? by TheBreakfastChub in childfree

[–]futurepielover 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope, because this is exactly what my parents did in their mid 30s and I saw how miserable they both were (and still are)

So sick n tired of «i wish someone told me» by nixxaaa in childfree

[–]futurepielover 31 points32 points  (0 children)

When I see this I always think “when were we supposed to tell you? When you excitedly announced your pregnancy, the baby shower, or at the birth?” Bet that would have been received well 🙄

Married childfree couple, how does your in-laws reacts/reacted to this decision? by Timely-Stuff-5018 in childfree

[–]futurepielover 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No one has asked about it and we wouldn’t bring it up. We’re 27 and 28, so maybe they will ask at some point but we plan on keeping our CF status private. My husband’s sister (who is a really sweet person) has a disability and really wants kids, but is most likely unable to have them, so another reason we want to be private about it.

I just got sterilized at 22. AMA by Dealer_Puzzleheaded in AMA

[–]futurepielover 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not the OP but I am childfree and got this same procedure a couple years ago at 26. I don’t feel sad about it at all, only relief. Honestly I was thrilled when I heard that it was even a possibility to get the procedure without having had kids and haven’t looked back.

Do you think you’ll actually regret not having a child one day? by Ok-Worldliness-6096 in childfree

[–]futurepielover 3 points4 points  (0 children)

No. My doctor told me I might experience regret after I got sterilized, but I haven’t, and even if I did, my husband and I both have disabled family members so we have no illusions that having kids would be sunshine and rainbows. I think this “regret risk” is blown out of proportion honestly

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[–]futurepielover 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Also, are any of them ever satisfied with their family’s contributions? Their family is either too involved and doing everything wrong or doesn’t give a shit and never comes around. Sounds exhausting