Jen Kirkman and I don’t want kids.
Happily for me, that’s pretty much all I ever have to say about this fact. Kirkman, on the other hand, has enough experience with being told that she’s going to change her mind that she was able to write an entire book about it. I don’t understand how she hasn’t slapped anyone.
I became a fan of Kirkman from watching Chelsea Lately. My husband got into her stand up after hearing her phone calls with Paul F. Tompkins on The Pod F. Tompkast. I then saw her episodes of Drunk History and decided that yeah, she’s really fantastic. She was so sincere and wanted to be sure that Oney Judge is honored and that she was wearing pants when talking about Frederick Douglass. What’s not to love?
Her book is her memoir, based on the theme of not wanting kids and how there are a lot of people in this world that just cannot comprehend this.
I’m lucky that I don’t have to deal with this same pressure. My mom and mother-in-law aren’t baby crazy and are fine not having grandchildren. A lot of my friends don’t have kids, so it’s not a big deal. I’ve never been in a situation where I felt like I was being attacked because my husband and I aren’t having kids. It’s just not a thing.
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