> Personally, I learned long ago to avoid discussing anything about parenting with people who make childfree part of their outward identity, because it seems they only want to argue that my experience as a parent is somehow wrong or invalid.
Aren't you doing that exact thing when saying this:
> It's possible that your "openly childfree" status is biasing your conversations with others toward viewpoints that support your childfree identity.
GP never argued that you're wrong or your perspective is invalid, just that there's a spectrum of experiences, and that you shouldn't expect everyone to have the same experiences you do, and that you shouldn't blindly encourage others based on your own experience. It's one thing if you know the person well and can point at specific things about them you think suggest they would enjoy parenthood, but it's not something that be laid down as a blanket statement.
Aren't you doing that exact thing when saying this:
> It's possible that your "openly childfree" status is biasing your conversations with others toward viewpoints that support your childfree identity.
GP never argued that you're wrong or your perspective is invalid, just that there's a spectrum of experiences, and that you shouldn't expect everyone to have the same experiences you do, and that you shouldn't blindly encourage others based on your own experience. It's one thing if you know the person well and can point at specific things about them you think suggest they would enjoy parenthood, but it's not something that be laid down as a blanket statement.