by Laura | Apr 20, 2011 | Childfree Interview-Related, Childfree Issues, Childfree Media-Related
In my search for people involved with the National Alliance for Optional Parenthood (NAOP) that was in existence in the 70-80s, I recently found a wonderful woman named Marcia Drut-Davis. She was President of the Long Island Chapter from 1974 to 1977. In 1974, NAOP...
by Laura | Feb 26, 2011 | Childfree Book-Related, Childfree Interview-Related
I recently asked childfree author Molly Peacock if she would answer few questions about her writing she’d be willing to share here. Thankfully she agreed! She is a poet, and author of a memoir and an upcoming biography of an amazing woman from the 18th...
by Laura | Jan 30, 2011 | Childfree Interview-Related, Childfree Issues, Childfree Lifestyles
There is an interesting new e-magazine out there for guys: The Good Men Project. The editors describe what they are about: “We suppose we are difficult magazine to categorize, and that’s exactly how we like it. We’re not interested in… …telling men...
by Laura | Jan 15, 2011 | Childfree Interview-Related, Childfree Issues, Childfree Lifestyles
I recently reconnected with Erin and Jeff, one of the couples interviewed in Families of Two. They also appeared on The Early Show with me. At the time Families of Two came out, they had been married for 12 years–so now 22. They are both teachers. I asked them a...
by Laura | Dec 10, 2010 | Childfree Interview-Related, Childfree Media-Related
Last night I caught Barbara Walters interview with Oprah. Along with dispelling silly rumors that have been floating around that she is a lesbian, I was pleasantly surprised that she talked about why she never had kids. In 2000 I came so close to being on...
by Laura | Nov 28, 2010 | Childfree Book-Related, Childfree Interview-Related
Where are the characters in novels that have no children by choice? They’re out there. Take novelist JoAnne Soper-Cook. This is one of her books on the left -but more on her in a minute. The review of British author P.D. James by Lori Bradley of BellaOnline inspired...