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Jen0125 posted...

Also "child free" as a term isn't even negative. It's just a logical label for people who don't have children. It's doesn't make a value judgment.

I'd argue that it's typically used with a value judgement attached, but that's mostly because using the term intrinsically compares being child-free to the alternative, rather than any inherent value attached to the term. It can also go either way. "We've been trying to get pregnant for two years but remain child-free" frames it as a negative. "We're able to go on more vacations because we're child-free" frames it as a positive.

Basically, like "gluten-free," it's a positive for people that want/need to avoid gluten, and either negative of neutral for people that want or don't mind gluten. It all boils down to how you feel about the thing from which you are free.