Greetings /r/childfree, and a happy International Childfree Day to you!!!
Coincidentially, we are also scratching on the 600,000 subscriber mark, and as you've probably noticed, the number of trolls and forced-birthers is growing just as quickly.
To help maintain a healthy community as well as celebrate the day, we've got three brand new mods to introduce to you - warm welcome to:
Hey everyone! I'm so honored to now be part of this community as a mod as well as a user. I've officially been childfree for about 6 years, but I've disliked kids my whole life and was never keen on the idea of having them. I was yet another who thought it was something I was going to have to do one day. Then I discovered this sub and man, was it an eye-opener. I have since been much happier and have no problem "sharing the gospel" so to speak. I had a bisalp a few months ago and I've never felt so secure in myself or my choices.
I'm married to the most wonderful man in the world and have three lovely fur babies, two cats and a dog. I have a stupid amount of hobbies, so if you can name it, I've probably dabbled in it. A few of my more active current hobbies are cross stitching, gardening, crocheting, indie perfume, herbal remedies, and tea. I currently work from home as a freelance manuscript editor and really enjoy it.
I'm super excited to join the mod team and I hope to be someone who helps maintain this wonderful community for us all.
I am man in my mid 30s who lives on the west coast. I'm the younger of two children, though I guess many would say I'm the more spirited child in my family.
I'm an introvert and if you find me in a group, I'll usually be on the periphery of the main conversation. I don't talk much, though I've been told I can get intense when I'm interested in a subject.
In terms of hobbies, I'd say I like to spend my time reading or hitting up a solid brewery or wine bar.
On reddit, /r/childfree is my home sub, though my posting has gone down in recent years, though if I find a thread that interests me, I would have participated. Going forward we'll see what happens.
I'm Raveynfyre and I've been a member of this community for some time. I have been CF my entire life and cemented this decision at the age of 27 with a Tubal Ligation. My maternal instincts are reserved for my cats.
I'm owned by 4.75 fuzzy assholes, and you've probably seen me around posting the album of my tripod kitty when the conversation allows (we call her a 3/4 cat because she's missing a leg, shoulder blade, and part of her tail from abuse/ trauma -prior to adoption-).
I'm very vocal online, but in person I'm a reserved introvert. I enjoy tabletop gaming, reading, creating jewelry, and nail art. I've had purple hair for about a year and a half at this point.
Initially I'll be helping with the mailbox and queue while I get used to browsing Reddit on my browser in my phone instead of an app.
I love that we have a community as awesome as ours and I want to give back to it.
Aaaaaand now to the juicy part of childfreedom:
According to some online sources, with figures from 2015 in the US, it costs about $285k from birth to 17 years to raise a kid.
Which means: $284,570 / (17 years * 12 month * 30 days) = 284,570 / 6,120 = $46.50 per day on average.
We didn't bother to dig trough the source to see which cost are included, but... You get the gist. It's expensive as fuck. (No surprise here, duh).
Now, inspired by a comment from /u/clunge_mobile1 - how are you going to treat yourself today with the daily equivalent of not having that burden on your shoulders?
Let's get creative, we're all curious! :-D
Cheers, Your mod team
Submitted August 01, 2019 at 06:54AM by CFmoderator https://ift.tt/2LQmNP6
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