S1E21 Perks of Being Child Free with Rae

Do you want children? Ever curious about your options? In this episode, Rae shares her personal journey and choice of becoming permanently child free. We explore her perspectives, navigate stigma, she guides us through the surgery, and we talk about different roles we can all play in our communities. Not everyone has to be a parent. And not everyone has to be child-free. Whatever you choose is right for you, just as our choices are right for us. 

 

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What you will find in this episode:

2:50 How did you know being child free is what you wanted?

6:24 Exploring what having a family can mean

11:00 Modern Anarchy the podcast and Rae’s first processing of her sterilization, being honest about how we feel towards children

13:00 Navigating comments from society

19:56 The privilege of choosing sterilization

21:40 Details of the procedure and healing

25:28 Post-recovery: It was worth it

26:09 Meeting a partner after making the choice 

28:28 Unlocking a different kind of life

31:43 Is there anything you wish you could tell your past self?

33:00 The problem with Birth Control is... 

41:21 Perks of a Childfree Life

47:39 Prioritizing Rest and a slow lifestyle

58:53 I'm not a monster because I don't want kids, and I don't judge you for wanting kids. 

1:01:00 Research on regret

1:06:00 Choose what is right for you, growing old, and final thoughts