Miley Cyrus Urges Society to Embrace Child-Free Choices
Fantastic, just what the rumor mill needed: Miley Cyrus has thrust herself into the parenting debate again by bluntly declaring she doesn’t want kids—and people actually think she’s onto something. In a recent SiriusXM interview (July 2023, according to People Magazine), the singer snapped, “I personally don’t want kids, and I’m tired of acting like that needs an apology.” Her point? Choosing to remain child-free should be as normal as picking avocado toast over pancakes. I told you so—this isn’t revolutionary, it’s common sense, but apparently it takes a pop star to say it out loud.
Miley didn’t stop at pronouncements. She illustrated her stance with personal anecdotes—no sugarcoating, just the gritty details of touring life, mental health priorities, and the freedom to reinvent herself without daycare deadlines. Entertainment Tonight confirms she quipped, “I have enough love to give my pets and my plants; I’m not signing up for diaper duty.” Cue the social-media fireworks: fans flooded Twitter with #NormalizeChildFree and Instagram comments praising her candor. Even BuzzFeed couldn’t resist a roundup of unsolicited applause, spotlighting tweets like “Finally someone says it!” and “Her perspective is overdue.”
Look, I don’t want to be all cynical guru on you, but let’s face it: pop-culture endorsements rarely translate to social change. Still, Miley’s timing is legit. With global birth rates declining (United Nations data), the choice to skip parenthood is creeping out of fringe forums into mainstream convo. Critics argue she’s glamorizing a lifestyle not everyone can afford—hello, student loans and wage gaps—but her argument is straightforward: no one needs a gold star for adulting without children. If you’re content without kids, why is everyone else so invested in your uterus? I told you so—privacy and bodily autonomy are still hot topics, and she just reignited the torch.
This candid stance is more than tabloid fodder; it’s a cultural riff on autonomy and expectations. Psychologists quoted in Good Housekeeping (September 2023) say opting out of parenthood can be a healthy, deliberate choice, not a selfish cop-out. For the jaded among us, Miley’s message is painfully obvious: life choices should be yours, not society’s. Did anyone expect a different outcome? No? Thought so.
And that, dear reader, is why we can’t have nice things—someone has to point out the obvious, and apparently it’s me. Stay tuned for the next celebrity to rediscover common sense.
Sources: Celebrity Storm and People Magazine, Entertainment Tonight, BuzzFeed
Attribution: Creative Commons Licensed
