As we approach Mother’s Day this year in the U.S., I am inspired to quote childfree icon, Gloria Steinem. Her 2016 Facebook post is right on: I’ve been thinking about Mother’s Day, and why I and others, who are not mothers, identify with this day just as much as...
As this year comes to a close, it’s time to talk 2019 childfree trending! I’ve researched and tracked the childfree choice and those who make it for 20 years now, and can say that in the past year, online and everywhere the childfree community has continued to grow....
Adding to my end-of-year childfree trending pieces, it’s time to look back at childfree trends for 2018! Connecting Beyond Childfree Talk This past year, I am delighted to have seen a growing number of open and closed online discussion forums popping up with childfree...
I like to bring this post back around as Thanksgiving approaches each year. Check it out: Discussing pronatalism as well as the childfree choice involves the busting of myths. What else has myths that surround it? Thanksgiving! Thanksgiving Myths Vs. Facts...
At the beginning of January, some interesting ‘not having children’ numbers came out regarding women in their 40s. This Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) table gives a succinct summary: % of women in their 40s not having...
Now for Part II of childfree trends we have seen this past year. In addition to muddied use of “Childfree,” “Child-free” “Child free “and “Childless” I wrote about in Part I, five more childfree trends are worth noting: Even more stories on being denied sterilization:...
