by Laura | Jun 10, 2010 | Childfree Issues, Childfree Lifestyles, Childfree Media-Related, Childfree/Parenthood Related
Lisa Hymas of grist.org did a post on how Sex and the City is the greenest movie of the year because the lead character Carrie, even though she does not realize it, exemplifies a greenish lifestyle — she has no car, does not travel much, and most importantly...
by Laura | Jun 7, 2010 | Baby Matrix related
On May 25th Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco, archbishop of Genoa, President of the Italian Episcopal Conference, addressed fellow Italian bishops at the 61st plenary assembly and called Italy’s declining birthrate “slow demographic suicide.” “Over 50% of...
by Laura | Jun 4, 2010 | Childfree Media-Related, Childfree/Parenthood Related
Have you seen how Toyota is marketing one its mini-vans? Talk about stereotypes, and a sore attempt at rap. Ads like this disturb me. It’s a staunch reminder of the power of advertising and how it seriously reinforces the values all of us are “supposed...
by Laura | May 29, 2010 | Childfree & Sociology Topics, Childfree Issues, Childfree Lifestyles
On President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee, Elena Kagan–First let me say that if our society truly believed that parenthood was an OPTION in life the ludicrous discussion out there of late would not need to occur…Mothers and fathers wishing Kagan was...
by Laura | May 26, 2010 | Childfree & Sociology Topics, Childfree Issues, Childfree Lifestyles, Childfree Psychology-Related, Childfree/Parenthood Related
And last, the fifth area from Alison Cameron’s article, “Do children really make us happy? Alison Cameron compares parenthood with a childfree life” from Sydney Australia’s, The Sun Herald. The last one: Sense of Purpose. From the article: Everyone needs meaning in...
