Parenting isn't Always the Default, Child Free Life | Paulette Erato
Many believe that having a baby is a woman's most important achievement and society places a great deal of pressure on women to become mothers. On this episode, we chat with Paulette Erato. Who has a thriving childfree life outside society’s expectations. She believes knowing that bearing and raising children is not meant for you is a massive measure of self-awareness, boundaries, and frankly, peak adulting. Join the conversation!
Jozlyn, Gaby, Angela, and Lloyd chat with the host of La Vida Mas Chevere Podcast, Paulette Erato, and discuss the childfree experience. As per Paulette, being childfree is the least interesting thing about her. But it is a core identity. And finding other childfree Latinas or Latines like her hasn’t always been easy. They are routinely slandered and made to believe there’s something wrong with them for not wanting to have children.
Refusing to conform to societal norms puts them at odds with their culture. But also knowing that bearing and raising children is not meant for them is a massive measure of self-awareness, boundaries, and frankly, peak adulting. So while she thinks being childfree is as natural for her as having curly hair, brown eyes, and being right-handed, She tries to make sure that part of her is visible. If only so that other childfree Latines looking for examples of a thriving life outside society’s expectations can use her as a model.
Many believe that having a baby is a woman's most important achievement and society places a great deal of pressure on women to become mothers. People always seem to frown upon those who are not following the "standard protocol" of getting married in their young adult years, having a couple of kids and then growing old and retiring.
Great news! Women can have fulfilling lives without children! We unpack a lot during this episode but this is a very important conversation that needs to be had.
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Paulette Erato
Podcast Host
Paulette Erato is the host and creator of La Vida Más Chévere: Through the Childfree Lens, a biweekly Spanglish-language podcast focused on dismantling the harmful toxicity within Latinidad from the childfree perspective. As a former photographer, Paulette is used to viewing the world from an unconventional vantage point and invites us all to re-examine the cultural norms we’ve simply come to accept by shifting our focus to determine what is actually true and what is BS.
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