Lily: People say I shouldn't have opinions about raising kids because I don't HAVE kids. But kids aren't property, they're PEOPLE. It's not like telling someone how to arrange their bookshelf.
(a person looks at someone's bookshelf and says "You should really have them alphabetized." Other person says "EXCUSE me? You don't even READ books!")
Lily: I may not have kids, but I've BEEN a kid, and I know lots of other people who have been kids too!
Simon: Oh, do you really?
Lily: Heh. Believe it or not. So when I hear about how my friends were treated as children, and how that has negatively impacted their lives in adulthood, I think it's important for me to advocate for children to be treated with respect.