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What's a societal expectation you're glad you didn't meet? (lazysoci.al)
submitted 16 hours ago by LadyButterfly@lazysoci.al to c/WomensStuff@lazysoci.al
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There's a lot of societal expectations for women, and often we totally understandably end up meeting them cos we feel we have to. They also sometimes just don't happen for us. What's one you're glad you didn't meet?

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[–] SharkWeek@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

So, I did go through a few years when I fancied the idea of having kids, but was never in a stable enough relationship for it to be fair on the kid ... also, being gay would have had to adopt, and you have to be well off financially for that!

I'm glad I didn't - so much would have had to be sacrificed, wouldn't have been able to move to another country, etc etc, and TBH I don't think I would have been a good parent because I would have resented them because of that.

[–] LadyButterfly@lazysoci.al 4 points 11 hours ago

100% you did what's right for you.