On to the second area from Alison Cameron’s article, “Do children really make us happy? Alison Cameron compares parenthood with a childfree life” in The Sun Herald. Like the Money topic from the last post, first you’ll see the quoted content from Cameron’s article (it originally appeared only in hard copy).
The second area : Relationships and Sex.
Ironically, the Pill turned 50 on Mother’s Day. According to an article in last weekend’s edition of USA Today, the FDA approved the pill in the first year of the “swingin sixties.” However, it clears up misconceptions that the pill did not spark the sexual revolution; also contrary to common belief, it did not cause a sudden drop in the U.S. fertility rate at the time. At the time, there was also debate over whether it was going to promote promiscuity and lead to a decline in morals.
Andrea Tone, author of Devices and Desires: A History of Contraceptions in America, debunks this myth… (more…)
Anna Carey wrote a great piece in the Irish Independent about “PANKs” – Professional Aunts No Kids. No more is the image of childless aunties as “fussy ol ladies” — we’re a happening bunch that play an important role in children’s lives.
Technically, I am not an aunt by blood but am an “auntie” to a few of my close friends’ kids. Some call me auntie, to others, I am their godmother. I’ll take either one. While I don’t want kids of my own, I am one of many childfree who love being part of the lives of my loved ones’ children. I truly believe I was born not to be a mom but an auntie. 
Childfree aunties out there, Elizabeth Gilbert calls us the “Auntie Brigade“…. (more…)
