Childless = clueless? Thought, said, regretted! This is how you, childless, spoil it with parents (completely unintentionally!)

My world is childless and it will probably stay that way for a while. While the next generation is growing up in my family and the first children in the circle of friends are also born, I observe developments from within my small universe. And come to the conclusion: When I have children …

… yes, then everything will NOT get better! Do not worry, dear parents, I will not presume to question your skills – let alone claim that I could do better because 1. I cannot know and 2. have had bad experiences with it and 3. probably have no idea. Because I have to admit: Of course, one or two things have happened to me … yes, maybe the one time too many has happened to my sisters or friends that I made critical remarks that I should have better refrained from.

Those were 1A slogans that a childless person would say pretty quickly. I really regretted it, and was at times left with reactions like "If you have kids, everything will be perfect!" punished. Rightly too! Because I only ever experience a small part of the life of the parents I know. And so it is and will remain a highly sensitive terrain, which we childless should better step into in our heads, in silence. Or choose our words carefully before we pronounce them. Because actually we don't mean it badly. Well, just see for yourself. And I also ask you to note the little interpretations under the boards! Because, as is well known, the truth is always somewhere in between. Thank you!

This article originally appeared on Eltern.de.

by Miriam Dietrich