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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Most people judge you if you have only 1, and they judge you if you have more than 2. Hell, there are plenty of DINKs who will judge you for having kids at all (and daring to take them anywhere in public an DINK might possibly be, but that's another thread).

Seriously, the only cure is to just stop giving a shit about what other people think about your personal and family decisions![/quote]

I'm a DINK in my early 40's and I have had plenty of judgement thrown my way for not having children. Just to clarify, I'm not a DINK who judges people for having children, taking kids to restaurants, etc. I actually like children and would have had one but for various reasons it just wasn't meant to be. People who don't even know me hear that my husband and I don't have kids and make all sorts of incorrect assumptions/judgments. People judge you no matter what you do. Those with 2 kids tend to get less judgement re: family size but I'm sure they are judged on other things.

I agree-the only cure is to stop giving a shit but it's tough. I won't lie and say the judgement doesn't bother me but I'm working on it. [/quote]

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