Since 25 Over 10: A Childfree Longitudinal Study has been out, I have received many communications from readers ~ thank you! There have been a few themes by the type of readers, which I hope you find as interesting as I have. From Childfree Readers The two biggest...
While we are waiting for the SCOTUS decision on the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case in Mississippi, we are seeing more discussion on the ethics of abortion. Ezra Klein and Kate Greasley give one of the most thought-provoking discourses I have heard...
Check out my interview with Christine Erickson, the founder of New Legacy Institute (NLI), on Voice America. Christine Erickson She created NLI to: “…address the social and policy inequities faced by those who do not have children, and to put the onus of...
~ “You’ll Change Your Mind” ~ Of the many assumptions about those who make the childfree choice, people all too often think they will eventually change their minds and want children. What’s the reality? 25 Over 10: A Childfree Longitudinal...
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...
In 2012… At the end of 2012, I put out an informal poll asking this question: How accepting is society of the childfree choice? I asked people to choose one of the following statements that best reflected their opinion: A. Major social progress! Today it’s by...