Laura Carroll, photo by George Delgado
I am the author of Families of Two: Interviews With Happily Married Couples Without Children by Choice. As one of the first books to get “real talk from real people” on marriages without children by choice, it has received national and international attention. I interviewed over 100 couples around the country from all walks of life, and the book profiles fifteen couples that best represent the couples interviewed.
Families of Two came out around the time of the last U.S. Census. It dispels the myths often associated with not having children by choice, helps couples who are deciding whether to have children, and offers insight to friends and family who may not understand this choice. It gives examples of roadmaps for marriage without children, and celebrates the many ways to live happily ever after.
As we approach the time of the next U.S. Census, I’d like to have this blog bring these and related topics back in focus and take them further. I want it to explore and share where we are a decade later on men’s and women’s choice not to have children, and to examine this choice in larger sociological and global contexts.
These topical areas dovetail with my long standing interest and savvy in behavioral sciences, psychology, and communications. In addition to writing books, I help organizations and individuals reach their writing and speaking goals. See more about this work at www.carrollcommunicationsconsulting.com.
For this blog, I’ve got my own communication goals–May it serve as the go-to spot for informing and educating people about one of the most important choices we make in life, and ultimately be a stimulating forum for all to recognize and accept that the choice not to reproduce is just as legitimate as the choice to reproduce. Please join me!
