LADIES and gentlemen, single and childless folks, gather around. We need to talk about that common species, the one who gets a get-out-jail free card thanks to having birthed offspring.
They’re the ones who post family photos on social media every other moment and bring their beloved children with to every gathering. There’s this unspoken rule that we must bond with their kids and partners as if they were our own, but what if we simply just don’t gel? The truth is that it goes both ways – when you’re married with kids and your single friends are planning a girls’ trip but you already have a family getaway planned.
We've all asked ourselves: "Do I really need to like your partner and children?" The short answer is no, but the long one is a little more complicated.
