(August 5, 2015 at 12:45 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote: For those who answered that they don't believe it's "right" to have kids, does it feel awkward to you when a friend or family member happily announces they are pregnant?
Normally, when someone announces their pregnancy, it's a happy time. You say congratulations, smile at them really big, give a ton of well wishes, go to baby showers, give gifts, etc.
I can't imagine how someone who does think it's right to have kids would react to such news lol. I've never known anyone like that. Do you feel in any way annoyed, a little resentful, or kinda look down on the person a little bit? If so, do you still go along with the "normal" reaction and pretend to be happy about the news?
One still says "congratulations." It is not going to do any good to tell them they have made a mistake. And if one convinced them at that point, it would probably not be a good thing.
But yes, I do look down on them. I just don't tell them that, as it would be rude.
As for dealing with them in the future, I have found that many breeders actively avoid childless couples. More than once, I have had people introduce themselves, trying to make new friends, who immediately became uninterested in us the moment they learned we have no children.
"A wise man ... proportions his belief to the evidence."
— David Hume, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, Section X, Part I.
