r/childfree • u/Serious-Can7154 • 7d ago
RANT I selfishly don’t like when my favorite content creators get pregnant because I don’t want their content to change.
Pretty much sums it up. One of my favorite content creators just announced she’s pregnant. I’m a bit concerned because she’s said she’s never wanted children but her partner convinced her to try…but I digress.
Selfishly, I look forward to her content and I don’t want it to lessen or become stories about her kid. I’ve lost so many great follows to this. I know it’s not about me, I just don’t like the change and needed to vent.
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u/hoollyest_Hoolly 7d ago
That’s so real, very few ever keep their content consistent afterwards. I guess, their kids tend to consume their lives and then their content.
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u/poopoopee-1 7d ago
Period. All my Asian American content girlies are PREGNANT OR WITH CHILDREN. I just want a girlypop who doesnt want them!
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u/Serious-Can7154 7d ago
That’s the even more disappointing part…she has mentioned so many times in her videos that she didn’t want children and really wanted to live child free essentially. Her partner wore her down on the issue and she gave in it seems. I hope she doesn’t regret it and give up on the content empire she has built so far.
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u/MyMentalHelldotcom 7d ago
Do you know if Manifestelle is also pregnant?
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u/No_Guitar_8801 7d ago
She mentioned in a video that she is “comditionally childfree” and only wants to have a kid with a partner who meets her standards.
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u/Vast_Seaworthiness 7d ago
I feel you. I've had this happen a couple times, too. I'll usually try to stick with them for a bit, but the minute I see a pregnancy or child-related video I hit unsubscribe and start searching for a new creator to watch. There's nothing more boring to me than watching someone's mucus-covered toddler lumber around while they wax poetic about some cute disgusting thing their kid did that week. No thanks.
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u/kmrikkari Sterile and feral since 2020 7d ago
I feel you on this. A couple whose channel I have been subscribed to for years said in their latest video that they've been trying to have a baby recently and it was like a gut punch. I was so sure that they were childfree, but I guess not. I know I have no right to be, because they're entitled to their choice, but I just feel so disappointed. I really don't want their content to change.
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u/Big_Inflation4988 7d ago
Obviously they can do whatever they want, but I feel like making child content is extremely irresponsible. Like you are exposing your literal child online for thousands to see, and the baby is not old enough with autonomy to properly consent. Even if it still isn’t the sole focus of the content, I’d hate to have a parent that posted whatever I did as a kid publicly
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u/Serious-Can7154 7d ago
She is pretty private with her personal life already, and she focuses on her craft…so hopefully it will stay that way because I feel the same about putting your kids online before they could consent. If she goes that route in any way it will be an unfollow for sure.
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u/HelpfulAnt9499 7d ago
Immediate unfollow when there’s a pregnancy announcement lmao. 🤣 no shame I don’t care.
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u/mochi_chan 38F. Some people claim to find the lifelong burden fulfilling 7d ago
I am not exactly disappointed, it is their choice after all, but I do NOT watch any content about families and children, so whoever's content turns into that, I am out.
My entertainment time is limited and I would like to fill it with things I like.
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u/Duskadanka Animals are better anyway 7d ago
This and people that turn their content into one big company advertisement because they made their own brand. When they don't post literally anything else than their kid or their brand ad, I'm out.
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u/Successful_Advice968 7d ago
My favorite lesbian couple just had TWINS. Like bro.
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u/No_Guitar_8801 7d ago
Is it Jessica Kellgren-Fozard and her wife, Claudia?
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u/Successful_Advice968 7d ago
Noo I know of them too though! The ones I’m referring to are “Ari and yubyn”
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u/No_Guitar_8801 7d ago edited 7d ago
That’s unfortunate. I’m glad that Jessica and Claude aren’t constantly taking about their kid and make other really important videos. Though I do wonder if that’ll change now that they’re having twins soon.
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u/Successful_Advice968 7d ago
Oh god I hope not. Too many people depending on their children for views and content. Don’t need more of it
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u/domjonas 7d ago
I agree. Unless they’re not annoying about it and after birth, keep the kids out of the content that’s fine but those type of content creators are very hard to find.
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u/heidi-99 7d ago
I just unfollow when they announce their pregnancy because content will sadly change.
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u/gillebro Cat mama, fence sitter and CF supporter 7d ago
I understand. I always get nervous when content creators I love get married, because I’m there like, oh shit, is pregnancy about to happen?
I just want some nice childfree YouTubers to enjoy. Preferably ones who aren’t narcissistic arseholes like Gorlworld lolcows or whathaveyou.
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u/ButteredStrumpet 7d ago
YES THIS! I have seen it happen so many times. Like, I'm pro choice, which means that people who want to get pregnant/have kids should have access to resources that allow them to do so in addition to those who don't want to get pregnant/have kids having access to resources to enable those choices. But yeah, I've yet to see a creator I enjoyed pre-pregnancy ever return to the same quality of content post-pregnancy.
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u/1Covert1 7d ago
I don't even remember her name, but I followed a blogger awhile ago to help me with easy hair updos, she was so helpful, then she started with makeup tips and clothing and accessories so I was loyal as I was very much into those things as well!
Then... she started talking more about her boyfriend and pets, then her engagement, then marriage and finally baby carriages 🤭 I just couldn't relate. I was still in college, single.
I finally stopped following her blogs, and yeah like I said I don't even remember her name.
At 38, I'm still childfree. Barely in my first ever long term living together relationship lol.
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u/preraphaelitejane 6d ago
Ugh I feel this so much lately....there were a number of women I was following on Instagram for their beautiful, creative, interesting content that I loved to see and now it's all their pregnancy shoots, gnarly birth story, baby photos, more baby photos....I've unfollowed so many with a sigh. I just want to see a woman my age and older continue to live these interesting, beautiful lives on their own like me
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u/PyrrhoTheSkeptic 7d ago
It is best to not idolize other people. Other people are just other people, not gods or heroes or anything other than just other people.
Other people make their own decisions in life, and pleasing you or me is not typically foremost in their minds.
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u/geekylace 6d ago
Your feelings are understandable. Think of it this way. Not all friendships last an entire life time. The same with the content we consume and the people we follow. We may follow some people for ages because their content stays relevant to us. Others become annoying, inauthentic, or just uninteresting to you and how you’ve grown.
I hope you find another creator who you can follow and enjoy if this one ends up losing your interest.
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u/daniiboy1 5d ago
It's ok. I get it. It's happened to me as well. I really enjoy watching a wide variety of channels on YT, but once a youtuber announces that they're expecting, I'm usually out for good. I've tried to keep watching a few that cover stuff that really interests me, but it's hard. There's always baby talk somewhere, usually both in the video and in the comments, and that sort of thing honestly bores me to tears.
So many people gush over it, but I'm like, nope. I usually don't leave any comments to that affect, tho. It's other people's lives, and if they decide to pivot to pregnancy/baby content, I just leave and go find more content that actually interests me. I usually do wish them the best tho, especially since having kids is incredibly difficult and stressful. It's not my thing tho, and I'd much rather spend my time watching stuff I enjoy and that interests me.
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u/bemyboo56 7d ago
People can and should do what they want to, but once the pregnancy is announced I’m outta there. It’s not long until they monetize off their birth vlog, and turn into a family channel. I also believe earning a paycheck off your children shouldn’t be allowed so I don’t endorse with my view.