by Laura | Feb 28, 2012 | Childfree Issues
Running across a post by Sue Fagalde Lick on a babysitting jello fiasco brought back memories of my own babysitting days. I have some babysitting stories to tell as well…Babysitting was the first “job” I had and did it as a teen. I grew up to...
by Laura | Feb 24, 2012 | Childfree & Sociology Topics, Childfree Issues
Back in September I posted on a newly released research publication on GenXers by The Center for Work Life Policy, part of which reported that over 40% of women ages 41-45 did not have children, and by age 40, 36% of Gen X men also don’t have children. Researchers...
by Laura | Feb 21, 2012 | Childfree & Religious Topics, Childfree & Sociology Topics, Childfree Media-Related, Childfree-Related Political issues
The San Francisco Chronicle had an informative editorial on Obama’s recent contraceptive mandate. Brian Cahill, former executive director of Catholic Charities of San Francisco, thinks that the Obama administration’s “recent compromise” was an...
by Laura | Feb 17, 2012 | Childfree & Sociology Topics, Childfree Psychology-Related, Childfree/Parenthood Related
As many childfree and parents know, there is an art to friendships where one person has children and the other does not-by choice. These friendships all too often have their challenges. But what about friendships in which one person is having no problem having...
by Laura | Feb 10, 2012 | Childfree & Sociology Topics, Childfree Lifestyles, Childfree Research-related
Pew Research Center has a new survey report out that details the impact of the recent recession on the attitudes of a generation of mostly 20- and 30-somethings. Check it out.. Some of the results include: In 2004, about 50 percent of those ages 18 to 34 rated their...
