Whether you're 'childless' or 'childfree', you shouldn't have to talk about it | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

Whatever term is used, it positions having a child as the default, and has the power to be wounding. Why define by deficit? In recent years, I've heard members of the older generation complain that it is no longer considered acceptable to ask a younger person whether or not they have children. It's true that this isn't polite, especially during small talk with a stranger. They may as well be saying: "So, tell me all about the inner workings of your/your partner's uterus." Personally, I used to d...