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The Daily Show: Ears Edition

Chelsea Handler Discusses Being Childless by Choice - Long Story Short

The Daily Show: Ears Edition

Comedy Central

Daily News, Comedy, News

4.214.2K Ratings

🗓️ 12 February 2023

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

There are millions of women who don't want children, so why are they being shamed by society? Chelsea Handler tackles being childless by choice and why motherhood is not for everyone.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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You're listening to Comedy Central.

0:02.5

Pfff.

0:03.5

One thing that I have made abundantly clear

0:06.5

is that I do not want children.

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I say it on stage.

0:11.5

I say it in interviews.

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It's the first thing I say to myself in the mirror

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when I wake up each morning.

0:17.0

Right before I tell myself,

0:18.0

God, you're a dynamic woman.

0:20.0

Yeah.

0:21.0

Yeah.

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Yeah.

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Kids don't respect me.

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And quite frankly, the feeling is mutual.

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And the fact is, there are millions of women just like me.

0:32.0

But for some reason, every single one of us,

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at some point in our lives,

0:36.0

is shamed by society for not wanting a baby.

0:39.0

And that's what I want to talk about.

0:41.0

And tonight's installment of Long Story Short.

0:44.0

In America and honestly everywhere,

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