[–] 3 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (1 child)

The Jelly has a much smaller footprint than all other phones to make up for the thickness, and the Enough Phone is lacking on that front. It's 12 mm thick. That's really thick compared to an iPhone 13 Mini (that shares the same footprint) at 7.7 mm thick, and to most other phones tbh.

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  • [–] 6 points 7 hours ago (3 children)

    Its main selling point is its size? It's still almost as big as most other phones! If you truly wanted to downsize the Unihertz Jelly series is a way better option.

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  • [–] 0 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

    No. What the original poet is saying is "I dream of children but I won't get them because I'm afraid". Sure, you can interpret "I'm afraid" as "I can't", but then the reason you can't is treatable.

    Fuck no, I don't even like kids.

    Then why in the world did you not open with this statement?

    Take this for instance:

    1. "I can't have kids because I'm sterile"
    2. "I don't want kids so I got sterilised"

    Same person, same reasons, just different framing. 1. will prompt people to go "Oh, there is help for that you know, you could use a sperm donor or something". 2. will not.

    Edit to add: A lot of the comments contain type 1 statements. Like the first one in this thread for instance:

    A lot of people are childfree because they have severe generational trauma that they’re afraid they’ll inflict on their potential kids and therefore be terrible parents.

    This conveys loss and suffering. A type 2 framing would be:

    A lot of people have suffered generational trauma but do not mind not being able to have kids, instead they find solace in breaking the trauma circle.

    You see the difference in agency here, right?

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  • [–] 2 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

    I’d be a terrible father because I’ve gone through far too much to ever consider [it]

    Yeah I think this is the part I struggle to understand. I don't want kids because I simply don't want kids, regardless of my own childhood. To me, this smells like "I would if I could". I get the part of it that is like a genetic disease that you don't want to pass on. But would you consider it, if you knew you would be a good father?

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  • [–] 0 points 23 hours ago (4 children)

    I genuinely think her reasons are not complete. At no point is she saying "...and that's okay" or "I chose this". She's communicating suffering, not relief. I do think she should get help for that suffering.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) (4 children)

    A lot of people are suicidal because they have severe generational trauma that they're afraid they'll inflict on their potential friends, partners and kids, and therefore be terrible persons. That's NOT a good reason to kill yourself.

    A lot of people identify as trans because they have severe sexual trauma that made them disconnect from man/womanhood and therefore feel like terrible men/women. That's NOT a good reason to transition.

    I get what you're trying to say. But this girl is actively mourning her potential children and writing poetry about imagining their smiles, while feeling so toxic she cannot imagine having them. Worst case is she gets sterilised, THEN processes the trauma, then regrets it. Best case is she processes the trauma, then comes to a conclusion (whatever that may be), then lives a life less filled with fear (child free or not).

    Also I want to stress this: there is nothing wrong about talking to a therapist.

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  • [–] 18 points 1 day ago (17 children)

    This doesn't sound like childfree to me, just some fear and a need of therapy.

    Like "not because I don't want them but because I hate myself".

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