That is one reason why I started this thread.
For those of us that aren't childfree, I think we get so caught up in our child-centered world that we kind of forget that there was another way. (Sometimes, at other times I very vividly remember "before kids" and wish my hubby an I could get a little of that time, LOL!)
But society is very much changing. Having a family is not necessarily the norm anymore. There are choices out there. You can have a child w/out being married where once a woman would have been completely ostracized for doing so.
As these changes are made, everyone needs to recognize them, and move with them, and be considerate. I hate the term "politically correct"- how about just "polite"?
I got caught up reading Miss Manners' column yesterday for almost 2 hours on subjects that I thought were just common sense (or would that be common politeness)- but obviously were not so.
If more people would just pay attention to the person they are talking to, rather than being so intent on what they want to say next, then it would amazing how much better everyone would understand each other and get along.
