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Jul 22, 2022Liked by Carolyn West

Thank you so much for exploring this topic, and including voices from our childfree community! It was so informative, inspiring and heartfelt, and can't wait to see what's next!!!

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Jul 22, 2022Liked by Carolyn West

Thank you for exploring this. Due to a few health issues I never want to have my own kids and I don't think I want kids anyway, or to be a mother so its nice to read other people talk about it so eloquently and interestingly

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Hi, Eva!. Just a few observations from an ethologist. It is debatable whether or not women have a biological "mother instinct" due the androgenic changes that accompany childbirth. However, having a sex drive is not. Humans have the same sex drive as dogs, cattle, goats, and other mammals. Most living things evolved this drive to ensure the perpetuation of the species. It's a biological imperative.

However, that is not the same as wanting children. Other mammals copulate with no thought of reproduction. At its most basic level, humans do too. We would still copulate even if we were unable to imagine having children. Wanting children is part of the human zeitgeist.

Not too long ago, it wasn't possible to have sex without children being an expected outcome. Today, it is. So, for the first time in human evolution, a woman can attend to her biological need to copulate free of having children being an expected consequence. It truly is a freedom that has been a long time coming.

BTW, love your courage and independence. I spent most of my early life in college, but if I could go back, maybe . . .

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Your new channel is in harmony with the video proposal I sent to you in Instagram messages. Please look at the message. It will open a whole new world for you to explore and create new videos that will change our world for the better.

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So so so appreciate that you are shining a light on a life without children. I wanted children, but was unable to. However, this journey without children has been far from sad. We are all whole just as we are and I celebrate women with and without children equally, for we are all here to experience this wonder we call life.

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What's uppp! .. Thanks eva for your confidence, doing this kind of topic and can't wait for more upcoming videos. Been a fan since 2022' January its just that your channel's quite unique and interesting

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I want to thank you Eva along with your friends and colleagues for doing what you do. You have an interesting take on how you do your publishing, editing Etc. To you and yours, keep up the good work. You are making a difference. I enjoy watching your videos and reading your posts and all the other trekkers, campers, explorers and travelers out there.

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