Frustrated woman argues for more childfree businesses — but not for the reason you'd expect

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A woman's take on why more parents should leave their kids at home is making its rounds on social media — and for good reason.
Dominique Bird (@aussiedomxo) is a 31-year-old woman living in Austin, Texas, who is 'childfree by choice.' She had a recent experience that made her wish there were more child-free places.
In a TikTok video with over 200,000 views, she shared why 'childfree people want more childfree places' and she's not blaming roudy children — but instead their parents.
'Parents don't know how to act sometimes,' she continued. Bird explained how she made plans with friends for an afternoon of high tea.
'We're sitting there…we're having a great time. A family walks in with probably a 2 or 2.5-year-old child and within seconds of walking in, she [the toddler] vomits everywhere,' the 31-year-old recalled.
'Instead of picking her up to take her outside, the mom slowly leads her by the hand towards the door, and the girl spews vomit all over the door, the floor. Then they left. No, they didn't clean up first,' she angrily explained.
Bird said the parents left without cleaning up their toddler's mess.
Clearly, in this situation, the parents are the ones who need the reprimanding — not the children.
The majority of the comments on the frustrated millennial's video sided with her, agreeing that parents need to get their act together.
'THIS. It has nothing to do with children, it's the parents not knowing when to act like a parent lol.'
'We need more child-free places that aren't alcohol related.'
'Listen, when parents are like 'we deserve to go out too' like sorry, there are things you give up once you have kids — if u don't have a sitter u don't get to go out.'
'I want child free spaces the same way I want dog free spaces. Has nothing to do with hatred toward either & everything to do with how badly both groups of handlers behave.'
In her video, Bird mentions how she is sterile and told Newsweek that she believes she would have been 'a good mother,' but not 'a happy one.'
And she isn't the only one who wants to live a childfree life.
A team of researchers from Michigan State University discovered that the number of people in the US who don't want kids has doubled within the last two decades.
'These new results confirm this is part of a nationwide trend that has been unfolding for over 20 years,' said Zachary Neal, MSU professor of psychology and co-author of the study.