Miley Cyrus is being praised for her child-free comments

We like to think we've come so far, but there are still a concerning number of people who feel the need to 'tell' women how to live.

Once you enter your thirties, you quickly see an increase in people telling you to start a family.

An automatic assumption is placed on women, but it's outdated and offensive.

Not every woman wants to be a mother, including singer Miley Cyrus, who recently spoke out about her decision to be child-free.

Speaking on the New York Times’ Interview podcast, the Malibu singer said she is not passionate about motherhood.

Her decision to be child-free came up when she was explaining why she never launched a makeup line like many of her peers.

Miley shared: “My stepdad asked me the other day: ‘Why are you the only one without a makeup line?’ I was like: ‘Cause that’s not my passion.’ He goes: ‘That’s the right answer.’ And it made so much sense. It’s like: ‘I don’t have a makeup line because I’m not a makeup artist.’”

Cyrus said she feels the same way about being a mother.

"I feel that way about motherhood. It’s just never been something that I’ve been overly passionate about."

She continued, "It’s a lot of responsibility and devotion and energy, and if you’re not passionate about that, I don’t know how you do sleepless nights and 18 years of what my mom dealt with."

Miley Cyrus talks about if she wants to have kids “This is the element of my life that i’ve been always not super attached to like a yes or no answer…motherhood is just not something that i’ve been overly passionate about.” pic.twitter.com/tdAyZnssux

— MileyUpdates (@MileyUpdates) May 31, 2025

Cyrus has been praised for being so brutally honest about her decision to remain child-free. Many women thanked her for showing people that not every woman wants to be a mother.

Cyrus has helped remind society that motherhood isn't the sole duty of women.