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Listen, I thought we were all out here equally confused about having kids.

@whata_bout_winston

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Why it worked

The creator taps into a relatable and often unspoken internal conflict many people experience regarding having children. By expressing this confusion openly and humorously, she creates a strong sense of shared experience and encourages engagement through comments.

Summary

The creator discusses the confusing and conflicting feelings surrounding the desire to have children. She expresses enjoyment of her childfree life but also acknowledges a biological urge to procreate, leading to conflicting emotions and reactions from her audience.

Structure

1Conflicting feelings about having kids
2Enjoying childfree life vs. baby fever
3Audience reactions to childfree content
4Biological drive to procreate
5The paradox of wanting and not wanting kids

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Caption: You’re confused? Imagine how I feel #childfree #childfreebychoice #dink #relateable #millennial

Transcript

Listen, I thought we were all out here equally confused about having kids. Turns out just me. Posted a video today bragging about the fact that I don't have kids, all the extra free time, money, freewill, everything I get to deal with because I don't have kids. It's beautiful. Also yesterday I was asking my husband like, hey, when are we having kids? I'm having the most intense baby fever of my life. Oh, November? No, that's too soon for me. Never post videos like that, the comments will go one of two ways. I never feel like I resonate, okay? Either one, angry parent where I'm like, whoa, whoa, whoa, this is not me versus you. This is not an attack. I love that for you. I love this for me. I'll probably be you one day, you know? Like I'm just here trying to enjoy what I have while I have it because you guys tell us we'll never have it again. Or I get someone on the sheer opposite side of the spectrum that's like, oh my god, yes, don't you love not having kids? I'll never have one of those little demonic creatures ever. And I'm like, oh. Okay. Yep, yep, yep. Okay. I'm like, low key a little sad that my period's about to come, you know? No big deal, no big deal. But like I don't want a kid. At the same time, I don't want a kid. At the same time, if I miss my period. Oh my god. Heart attack. I thought we were all this confused. What is so hard to understand about that? I don't want a kid and I want a kid. Like, hello. I unfortunately was born with an innate biological desire to procreate. This is not my choice. One day you're gonna hop on this app and I'm gonna have a kid randomly and you're gonna be like, whoa, that's the girl that always said she didn't want kids. Now she has kids. It's very confusing. Yes. That's the point.