by Laura | Jan 27, 2011 | Childfree Issues, Childfree Lifestyles, Childfree/Parenthood Related
There have been a number of segments on national TV on women not having children by choice, and childfree married couples, but this is the first… I’ve seen on childfree guys only. The Today Show did a piece about a guy who had vasectomy in his twenties. I...
by Laura | Jan 18, 2011 | Childfree Issues
Childfree Piper Hoffman has a thought-provoking post. While she sees the many “pros” of not having kids, she writes a forthcoming piece about some of the “cons” she feels… The first are more objective in nature–she does not any...
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 | Jan 12, 2011 | Childfree & Sociology Topics, Childfree Lifestyles, Childfree/Parenthood Related
Rufus Griscom and Alisa Volkman, parents and creators of the parenting site, babble.com, have an interesting talk on TED about the taboos of parenting. The talk about four parenting taboos: 1) You can’t say you didn’t fall in love with your baby in the...
by Laura | Jan 9, 2011 | Childfree Issues, Childfree Lifestyles, Childfree/Parenthood Related
Lisa Hymas of Grist did a recent piece on how having no children by choice went mainstream in 2010–as much as I’d like to, I can’t agree with her. Sure, Oprah in her recent interview with Barbara Walters finally talked a bit more than in the past...
by Laura | Jan 6, 2011 | Childfree Issues, Childfree/Parenthood Related
In addition to three resolutions in the previous post, a piece by Mamajoy makes me think of one more. We’ve seen a good deal of back and forth ranting between parents and the childfree out there. Parents have judgments and feel judged by the childfree and vice...
