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Seth Rogen on stage during the opening night of Collision 2019 at Enercare Center in Toronto, Canada.

Childless women in the public eye are often plagued by the question: “So, why don’t you have any children?” It’s a deeply personal question that cuts right to the bone, and there can be many answers. But, if the woman doesn’t want children and says so publicly, she is bound to face some judgment.

"[I don't] like [the pressure] that people put on me, on women—that you've failed yourself as a female because you haven't procreated. I don't think it's fair," Jennifer Aniston told Allure. "You may not have a child come out of your vagina, but that doesn't mean you aren't mothering—dogs, friends, friends' children."

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Upworthy Weekly podcast: Judgmental Halloween, ‘the talk,’ dads who do the minimum

What are Alison and Tod talking about this week? Halloween do’s and don’ts, having ‘the talk’ and dads who do the bare minimum.

Upworthy Weekly podcast for October 8, 2022

What are Alison and Tod talking about this week? As Halloween approaches, they share advice on the best and worst in costumes and candy. Later, a mom does an excellent job fielding her daughter’s questions about pregnancy and a father has some thoughts about dads who do the bare minimum.

Plus, a singing parrot and naming your kid after your friend.

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Upworthy Weekly podcast: Kids name themselves, funny Yelp reviews, Tod's dilemma

What are Alison and Tod talking about this week? A Backstreet Boy lets his daughter choose her name, a jilted bride has a wedding anyway and Tod contemplates life and death.

Upworthy Weekly podcast for October 1, 2022

Alison and Tod debate whether kids should be able to name themselves. A woman brings champagne to a one-year-old's birthday party and a bride left at the altar goes on with her wedding anyway.

Plus, Tod has a moral dilemma about life and death.

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Upworthy Weekly podcast for September 24, 2022

Alison and Tod discuss whether West Coast or East Coast people are more kind. Jimmy Fallon’s audience shares their worst first dates and a delivery nurse reveals the worst things men have said while their wives are giving birth.

Plus, Alison has questionable fashion sense and Tod is having astrological issues.

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