Australian model and actress Ellie Gonsalves has shared a list of 117 reasons she doesn’t want to have children after “years of being asked why”.
Taking to her Instagram Story on Sunday, the 33-year-old uploaded a screen recording of the “very HONEST personal list as to why I will remain child free”, written in the Notes app of her phone.
“After years of being asked why I don’t want children I compiled this as it always seemed a short reason was never good enough or understood,” Gonsalves wrote alongside the footage.
“So, this is in more detail for those asking. It’s my own PERSONAL thoughts based on a lot of my own experiences or things very honest people have shared with me personally or online. Some people are made to be parents and that is amazing (I am so happy if you are happy!!!!) but that life is just not [for] me.”
Gonsalves was, predictably, met with backlash by some – prompting her to share the list to her Instagram grid, alongside a lengthy response to her critics.
“I had many people sa...
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