Elsewhere, however, it seems the tide is turning against the child-centric society that has long reigned, where parenthood is revered as a saintly calling, Mumsnet is now a feared political force and it’s hard to find a mother who isn’t a mummy blogger.
But there is a sense that people are becoming increasingly intolerant of children and their unpredictable behaviour. [...]
Several of my London friends (in their 40s and 50s, with no kids) complain that their long-held ritual of a quiet, lazy weekend pub lunch is now impossible. [...]
‘I actually think the idea of child-free flights is a brilliant one,’ says Turner. ‘It’d take the pressure off panicking parents, because you’d know that everyone who’d chosen to come on your flight was aware they’d be sharing their space with children. [...]
Yet Turner argues that some parents need to be more respectful of other’s choices – you might not mind your toddler using their cutlery as drumsticks but other diners might. ‘We should remember that not everyone has opted-in to having children in their lives,’ she says. ‘Some people just don’t like kids, and that’s fine.’
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