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Is this Call the Midwife? The nun looks familiar.

yes! lovely series

Yes, it is.

Op, i feel ya. I dont want any children myself but that series is just plainly adorable. Maybe its bc i am a medical professional?

I wondered that myself, but I'm in veterinary medicine because I don't like dealing with humans so I don't think that's the case for me :p.

That was me above. I am not doing well with remembering to sign my comments tonight.

Same, haha.

Except I've never had a panic attack at being left alone with a baby because I'd never let that happen lol

I don't either nowadays, but when I was like 13-14 I got elected against my wishes and without any sort of training to watch the nursery at church during Bible study. Me alone with like 5-6 kids in diapers, some of which were infants, which was not only probably illegal but against church policy, and when I pointed that out I was told to deal with it (because don'tcha know I'm female and that automatically means I am Good With Kids and have a secret mothering instinct just waiting to blossom), the parents are 'only just down the hall if you need them'.

Long story short, an hour later my mom found me sitting in the corner by myself in a rocking chair pretty much like a Vietnam vet in the middle of a flashback, while all the kids were screaming upset and getting themselves into trouble and I'm sure a couple needed diaper changes.
(None of them came to any harm.)

The subject of me watching after children in any fashion was never again mentioned after that. Ever. In any context. By anyone.

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That was me with the sob story, forgot to sign it.

Wow, my secret made it outside the cut! That's a first :p.

I've not seen it, but it seems as though a lot of it is about female competence and friendship? If that's the case, it's understandable that you'd enjoy it despite your squicks.

This is it exactly. And even with the medical stuff the focus is on the women being cared for, not necessarily on the babies. It feels very female-affirming to me even as a woman who doesn't want kids. Like, the care they take with their patients is the kind that all women should be able to get, you know?

Yeah, this is probably it. And probably just the overall tone of people always trying to do right by one another, even if it doesn't always work out that way. The general hopefulness is nice.

Don't want kids either and love this show. I feel like it focuses on the women, not the babies. The focus is on caring for the women, not just on the babies they are having. I love the characters also.

All the characters are great. And even though you've got characters coming and going with perhaps more frequency than most shows, I never get the feeling that it's Ruined Forever because of it. They take a lot of care with making the changes flow naturally and I really appreciate that.

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I've only seen the first two seasons I think but I found it to be an enjoyable show.

I am also not great at thinking about childbirth, but the show handles it with a lot of respect when it comes to the fact that it's scary. That makes it easier to watch for me. I can't deal with the "it's always a beautiful miracle" crowd, or with media that berates women for being scared of it and not toughing it out.

This show has surprisingly little of that. To the point that it's probably not always accurate for the period, but it's somewhat believable because they're all women looking after other women and maybe I've just never heard a female perspective on it before.

To have a show that has actual female friendships and women in that time period with jobs that aren't "sexy secretary" or "sexy waitress" is a nice change too.

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I don't care for babies or kids, either, but to me, this show is (as the sisters say over and over) about women caring for women, and that is *so* awesome to see.

i'm not into the show myself, i've only seen a few episodes here and there, but even in my short viewing i felt it was pretty clear that the show was mainly about the women and their relationships with one another more than it's about babies. if anything the baby part of it seems to serve more of a vehicle for the story of the women rather than be the focus of it. so i can fully get why you'd be into it and like it on that basis.

it seems like a sweet show and i've never disliked an episode i've seen, bar one that... made me feel physically sick because of the birth of the episode going wrong. and that isn't on the show i just did not expect it to make me want to vomit.

Babies and all that is about life itself, so it's wonderful stuff. But when it is an agenda, what others expect and demand you to do, anything can become oppressively tiresome.

As a concept, I think children are wonderful. But I don't want to be around them unless they are closely supervised by someone else.

Even with the medical drama, it's a calming show for me. It also brings me back to a time where -I assume- people cared about one another more and had a greater sense of community, which is sadly missing from the USA these days.

I feel you, OP. I'm also child-free and could not work with babies in any capacity (though babysitting older kids for relatives is fine, for a spell)... but I enjoyed Call the Midwife just the same. Like... to me, it's about more than just popping out babies, even if that is the focus for these women. It's about community! It's about humans taking care of humans-- not only babies, but other women, women who may or may not want babies and who more than anything else need someone to care.

I like kids personally (but don't push them on other people!) but I'm afraid to watch the show because stories where babies die sometimes really tear me up and I know that must happen sometimes. But I love shows about women, with or without kids in them, so I should probably give it a try eventually.

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Yes, I'm with others that I enjoy it because it's unashamedly about women - their problems, their joys, their friendships, their professions, especially considering so many historical dramas would pretend women never did much of interest or note outside of romantic relationships. Even when they have conflicts, they always respect and support each other, which is also refreshingly unusual compared to all the "mean girls" tropes. The men, while likable and well-developed, are definitely only supporting characters. On top of that, the show doesn't shy away from challenging or controversial topics, but it's also "feel-good" (despite making me cry so very often), which I think makes it kind of a Trojan horse for introducing those ideas to viewers who might otherwise avoid shows that address those topics.

I don't hate kids, but I'm pretty indifferent to ever having my own. But I love the fact that there's a show like this out there and only find it disappointing that it's so rare.

Call The MidWife is an amazingly well done show. Childfree by choice myself, but I do love that show.

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