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Don’t Ask People When They Are Having Kids Unless You Have This

Sanni Lark
2 min readDec 9, 2021

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“Because everyone wants to pressure their loved ones into having kids…but nobody wants to hand over $233,610.00.”

I came across an Instagram story where a woman stated that she was upset because her father kept asking her when she was going to give him grandkids.

I don’t know about you but I am appalled that any parent would pressure their children to take on such a huge responsibility on their time. Now this young lady wants to start a family. But she does not feel ready to delve into the world of motherhood just yet. And that is completely understandable.

There are so many reasons why men and women alike choose to delay starting families, or simply decide that becoming a parent isn’t in the cards for them in this lifetime. And one of the biggest factors is money.

“You got McDonald’s money?”

-Mothers everywhere

We all know that money talks and bullshit walks. Whenever I log in to my multiple social media profiles I usually come across childfree women who are brave enough to discuss the harassment they’re experiencing when it comes to having children. And I always ask myself if the baby salesmen in their lives (disguised as “well-meaning” family and friends) would simply shut the fuck up once they are asked to…

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Sanni Lark
Sanni Lark

Written by Sanni Lark

Channeling sacred, unadulterated, feminine chaos and wisdom through writing. For more primordial womanhood activation visit: https://www.sannilark.com

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