Social media is full of parents asking for different treaent in so many different situations simply because they are parents. And while not everyone agrees with them, many do.

Many in society, or at least on social media, believe parents are some how special. That the choice to have children comes with a deserved entitlement. So long as I live in a world that refused to grant me equity, this belief will always confuse and frustrate me.

I don’t understand why special treatment for a choice is supported.

I get it, being a parent is hard. But this is a choice you make, for often more selfish reasons than you are willing to admit. My point is parenthood is not selfless. It is a choice and people seem to want special treatment because they made that choice. And I am portrayed as a horrible person for believing they shouldn’t have it. That no one should have special treatment until we all have equity. Equity is more important than special treatment. Especially if you want special treatment for a decision you made.

I’m aware this isn’t specifically accessibility or inacessiblity related. But I think it speaks to the social opinion of accessibility. That we’d give different treatment to people based on the choice they made before we’d give equitable treatment to disabled people.