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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I did have 3 kids in my 30s and now I have 3 kids in my 40s. Everyone we interact with has kids so no one would act smug about having kids. My oldest is now 13. We have friends who have kids in college and high school. I don’t think anyone really cares about the family status of others. I know I don’t.

I met some childless people yesterday. I asked what they liked to do and they said they stayed home a lot and cooked. I don’t think they played sports, hiked or even traveled. As a married mom of 3, I go out with friends at least once a week, once with my husband and multiple times with my kids. [b]Did they think I was smug? I hope not. I did think they were kind of boring.[/b][/quote]

Or perhaps they sensed your tone-deafness or negative judgmental attitude towards those who don't have children. "Childless" is a condescending term you should not use to describe those who do not have children just as I'm sure you would not want to be referred to as a breeder.  You just met these people and yet you describe them as boring?

Perhaps they didn't tell you what they "liked to do" because they just had to spend 20 minutes listening to YOU about your pack of kids and your local park outings, date nights and hikes along a path.  At that point, they probably figured a discussion about their interest in ideas, the verities of life and their diverse group of global friends would have been wasted on you. 
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