Families of Two: the childfree a decade later

If you’ve been following this blog, you’ve probably noticed the section, “Childfree and Beyond Books.” It’s a growing collection of books that I’ve either read or seen excellent reviews from a variety of topic areas, including childfree (of course), relationships, psychology, sociology, and sustainability.

The most recent addition to the collection: The Narcissism Epidemic: Living in the Age of Entitlement by Jean Twenge and W. Keith Campbell. It’s a disturbing yet riveting discussion about how narcissism in “normal” people is on the rise in our country and why. Reading it I couldn’t help think of my most recent posts on the selfish issue… (more…)

The August question: 

Enough about the myth that the childfree are selfish because they don’t have kids. 

How can parents be selfish? What are signs of a selfish parent? 

September question: Look to your right in the On-the-Ground section and tell us your story~ 

A visitor to this blog recently commented on the post, “100+ Reasons to Have Children” at Life in a Shoe. I spoke to the 100+ reasons in a recent post, and Leslie copied her comment in the string here.   It is a great one that speaks to the childfree christian and right/wrong/judgment issues I have been discussing of late, and just have to highlight it an excerpt.  Check it out. (more…)