by Laura | Feb 26, 2010 | Childfree & Sociology Topics, Childfree Issues
I’ve been thinking about the words we use to describe those who choose not to have children. Years ago it was “childless”-those who didn’t have kids, by choice or not. The word became criticized by those who chose not to have kids because it denotes a lack...
by Laura | Feb 23, 2010 | Childfree & Sociology Topics, Childfree Book-Related, Childfree Issues, Childfree Lifestyles, Childfree Research-related, Childfree/Parenthood Related
I am reading When Everything Changed: The Amazing Journey of American Women from 1960 to the Present by New York Times columnist and author Gail Collins. While interesting and informative about the history of women during this time period, covering politics, popular...
by Laura | Feb 20, 2010 | Childfree & Sociology Topics, Childfree Lifestyles, Childfree Psychology-Related, Childfree/Parenthood Related
I am struck by a “momversation” video on newparent.com. Three mothers share their views on people who have chosen not to have children. One woman, Heather, says she cruised lots of childfree blogs and sites and got the impression that childless by choice...
by Laura | Jan 20, 2010 | Childfree & Sociology Topics, Childfree Issues, Childfree Lifestyles
OK still on the Prop 8 trial –I wanted to share this 29 year old woman’s take on the matter. Here is the text of Kristen Quay of Oakland, California in a Letter to the editor in January 18th’s San Francisco Chronicle: “Real threat: unmarried...
by Laura | Jan 18, 2010 | Childfree & Sociology Topics, Childfree Lifestyles, Childfree Research-related, Childfree/Parenthood Related
The same sex-marriage court case continues to bring out great points that the public needs to be more educated about. On Jan 15, the focus was on the gay/lesbian parent issue. Many of us already know that gay and lesbians make just as good parents as...
by Laura | Jan 16, 2010 | Childfree & Sociology Topics, Childfree Issues, Childfree Relationship Topics, Childfree Research-related
While the Supreme Court decided the Prop 8 trial in San Francisco won’t be shown on youtube, as you’d expect it’s sure getting lots of ink. Like childfree blogger Daisy Duke says about what she has heard about gay marriage on the radio recently, some...
