Does anyone else take pride in being childfree?

I was talking to my oldest friend (25M) and we were discussing kids. I told him I’m childfree and he looked really confused and said, “Oh, so you just haven’t found the right person yet?”<br><br>I laughed and said, “Nope, I purposefully work on being childfree 100%. It’s what I want.”<br><br>After that, his whole demeanor shifted and he said, “That’s so cool. I couldn’t do it. You’re really ahead in life.”<br><br>It made me feel proud that I get to work toward being childfree. I get to be responsible for myself and work on being financially independent. I take pride in making good decisions and knowing that I’m making my life better and better every day.<br><br>It seems like people with kids can talk freely about being parents, but us childfree people don’t talk as much. Idk, maybe I just haven’t found the right people, but I feel like people don’t want to hear about how being childfree is great.<br><br>So, does anyone else take pride in being childfree?