by Laura | Dec 1, 2012 | Childfree Issues, Childfree Lifestyles, Childfree Relationship Topics
Nadia Taha wrote an excellent essay recently in the “Your Money” section of the The New York Times. She is in her late 20s, and she and her husband are like many couples – they want to buy a house, have savings, and comfortable retirement years....
by Laura | Oct 9, 2012 | Childfree Issues, Childfree Relationship Topics, Childfree/Parenthood Related
The October issue of Women’s Health Magazine has an article by Carrie Anton that takes a clever angle on what to expect from others in reaction to the childfree choice. It’s titled, “What to Expect When You’re Not Expecting.” I’d...
by Laura | May 18, 2012 | Childfree Issues, Childfree Relationship Topics
In my interview for an article in womansday on what not to say to the childfree, writer Charlotte Lavala asked me about “cringe-worthy” things women can say to their childfree woman friends. I gave her a boatload of ideas, and a couple landed in the...
by Laura | May 11, 2012 | Childfree Issues, Childfree Lifestyles, Childfree Psychology-Related, Childfree Relationship Topics, Childfree/Parenthood Related
Here we go again. An article on USAToday.com, “Parents are happier than non-parents, studies suggest” talks about two new studies that involve data from thousands of adults around the globe. Here is what researcher Chris Herbst of Arizona State University...
by Laura | Mar 27, 2012 | Childfree Issues, Childfree Lifestyles, Childfree Relationship Topics, Childfree/Parenthood Related
There’s a good deal of talk about how the childfree often lose friends when kids come on the scene, or at least about how the friendships change. Here’s a woman who asks the friendship question from the perspective of the parent-to-be: “How can I...
by Laura | Nov 29, 2011 | Childfree & Sociology Topics, Childfree Lifestyles, Childfree Relationship Topics
Cecile Richards, President, Planned Parenthood Action Fund recently talked about “The Other 99%” in her post about forces going after restricting access to birth control. Fact: “99% of women in the U.S. who have been sexually active have used birth...
