Families of Two: the childfree a decade later

Talk la vie childfree with Laura Carroll

Archive for the ‘Parenthood’ Category

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…)

Comments (0) Posted on Monday, August 30th, 2010

Chad Skelton has done another piece in the Curious Dad section of the Vancouver Sun. This time it’s on reasons childfree might be on to something.  His reasons re why the childfree might be “right”: 1) there isn’t strong evidence that having kids makes you happier, 2) the decision is eco-friendly and 3) it’s best for everyone not to have them if you don’t want them.  Fair enough.  But his subsequent post is more interesting. (more…)

Comments (8) Posted on Friday, August 27th, 2010

It’s no news that there’s lots out there from parents judging the decision to be childfree.  But here’s a piece that goes further;  from the Curious Dad section of the Vancouver Sun, dad Chad Skelton discusses  ”Four reasons the “childless by choice’ may have chosen wrong.”  Let me summarize –

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Comments (16) Posted on Saturday, August 21st, 2010
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