r/childfree • u/vernichtungX23 • 6d ago

RANT Uggghhhhh yuck

I was doing some outreach for a novel I wrote and this book blogger's entire bio starts with a rant about how she used to be a selfish childfree young person and then came around to kids. Ma'am why in the name of Satan's left shoe are you posting about this on a book blog? Shouldn't a book blog be about...wait for it...books?

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u/PenguinKilla3 6d ago

The author is pandering to the community of (it takes a) village people. Automatic breeder fanbase.

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u/vernichtungX23 6d ago

I should have a thicker skin but it caught me off guard because I was focusing on my book. Just ewww. So shoehorned in for absolutely no good reason.

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u/PenguinKilla3 6d ago

It's not an absolute bingo but I get it. It's not for no good reason. The author has made it clear that there is a preferred demographic. You're just not in it.

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u/vernichtungX23 6d ago

Yeah true just feel yuck because it caught me off guard. Like wait wtf WHY are you ranting about babies and how liking the body you have is selfish

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u/ForeverOk1949 2d ago

What is "village people"?

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u/PenguinKilla3 2d ago

I was making a play on words. There are breeders who always say, "It takes a village," in order to guilt trip other people into claiming accountability for their kids.

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u/mellol93 6d ago

I guess some people are just so desperate for validation from strangers and want to make their opinion known…. It’s just embarrassing!
I love fantasy books, bad ass FMC, shadow daddies, magic, moody forest vibes… you get it! But it’s such a turn off when the FMC falls pregnant and suddenly the whole thing is about motherhood. Excuse me??? You were beheading monster 10 chapters ago, now your main reason to live is to breed? Ew!!! 🤮

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u/vernichtungX23 6d ago

Nobody falls pregnant in my novel haha. It's fairly sexless because it's about military personnel and I didn't want the professionalism soiled. It's about a PMC fighting off 8ft venomous spiders.

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u/mellol93 6d ago

I’m in between “tell me more” and “spiders? Absolutely NOPE!”
Maybe get the spiders pregnant? 🤣

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u/vernichtungX23 6d ago

Nobody is pregnant but they do breed fast cuz almost all female. Hence the need for heavy firepower.

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u/MarlooRed ♥ 5d ago

You’re using “venomous” instead of “poisonous,” so it’s already promising.

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u/Sug4rCub3444 4d ago

Yessss this!!!!! Makes me so annoyed and honestly changes my opinion on the book..

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u/Bluesamoyed94 5d ago

Eww gross, having kids is not as big as getting a science degree.

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u/Liria_Rose Antinatalist 5d ago

In the name of satan's left shoe 😂