Egofruits

 I recently came under fire for some new designs I made and uploaded to my Redbubble shop. I am sure there is more than these that have caused offense, but I am talking about these right now:

Childless by choice, awesome by default.

So why would this cause so much offense?

People who don't want children are often accused of being selfish. I have personally never understood this. Yes, it means you don't have to spend your life bringing up children and giving up your own life for their sake, but when most people decide they are not going to have children it usually because they don't want to add to the problems the world is already facing with vast overpopulation and all the horrors that it causes.

What horrors does overpopulation cause you might ask?

More pollution, food shortages because there is less land to use for growing food and keeping animals. Destruction of forests to make way for more food production. Overcrowding causes humans to become depressed, angry, and stressed; which in turn leads to bad health, increased suicides, and an increase in crime, including violent crimes and murder.

What other reasons might someone decide to not have children?

Maybe they feel they are not in a good position to bring up children, maybe they have never met someone they would want to have children with or don't have the funds in place that would be needed to make sure their child has the best of everything. Maybe they have genetic conditions and they don't want to inflict their suffering on to their offspring. 

Sound selfish does it?

So what are the reasons people do decide to have children?

• They decide they love themselves so much that they think their genes deserve to live on.
• They don't care about any genetic defects they have that their children will also suffer from.
• They are worried about what will happen to them when they are old and think that by having children there will be someone to look after them.
• They feel like a failure and hope to get a second chance at their dreams through the life of their child.
• They think it is their right to spread their genes.
• They have been told by their religion that that is what they are supposed to do.
• They made a mistake during the throws of lust and an unwanted pregnancy occurred and they decided to keep it.

From the above you can clearly see a pattern, they all seem to be ego-based and at the very least fear-based.

Which is why I have now coined the term "egofruits" for children. Yes, children are the fruit of their parent's massive egos.

No wonder they attack anyone who doesn't have children, they are trying to hide the truth they so vehemently try to cover up and project their selfish nature on to those who decided against having children.

So you see, when you are childless by choice, you really are awesome by default.

Say no to egofruits.

P.S. Don't be offended if you have children, I still love you and your egofruits.