by Laura | Jun 27, 2017 | Childfree Events, Laura's La Vie Childfree Writings Library
Let the nominations begin for the 2017 Childfree Man and Woman of the Year! The winners will be announced on August 1, International Childfree Day. How did this start? Check it out. NON Awhile back, I learned of an organization that existed in the 70s-early 80s-the...
by Laura | Jun 14, 2017 | Baby Matrix related, Childfree Issues, Childfree-Related, Laura's La Vie Childfree Writings Library
We see a lot of pieces out there with titles including “X number of things” to do/not to do or say/not to say regarding childless and childfree people, but a piece by Helene Tragos Stelian is one of the smartest I have seen in a while. After years with suburban moms,...
by Laura | May 31, 2017 | Baby Matrix related, Pronatalism, Social-Cultural Issues
Have you heard of the non-profit organization, Project Prevention? Led by founder Barbara Harris, Project Prevention helps addicts and alcoholics get on long term or permanent birth control. Why? So they don’t conceive children. Here is the deal she does with them....
by Laura | May 17, 2017 | Pronatalism, Social-Cultural Issues
While pronatalism remains a powerful social and cultural force around the world, we are seeing signs of global cracks in the armor. Take India and Africa. In India, in recent years we have seen more publications discussing the idea of foregoing parenthood. A very...
by Laura | May 11, 2017 | Laura's La Vie Childfree Writings Library, Pronatalism, Social-Cultural Issues
In the last few years, we’ve seen documentaries about the childfree choice come out and more in production. Take Laura Scott’s film, The Childless by Choice Project and Magenta Baribeau’s Maman? Non merci! (No Kids For Me, Thanks!). These films include interviews with...
by Laura | Apr 25, 2017 | Book Related - General, Nonfiction Related, On a Personal Note
The incisive essay, “The Mother of All Questions,” by writer, historian, and activist Rebecca Solnit, left me reflecting back on times when I was asked questions that caught me off guard, were offensive, or merely unfriendly, and how I would have more wisely answered...
by Laura | Apr 14, 2017 | Childfree Interview-Related, Childfree Media-Related, Laura's La Vie Childfree Writings Library
Award-winning director Maxine Trump (no relation) is close to wrapping the important film, To Kid or Not To Kid, which aims to dispel the myth that making the decision to live childfree is weird, selfish or somehow wrong. I recently caught up with Maxine to talk...
by Laura | Apr 10, 2017 | Childfree Issues, Childfree Media-Related, Childfree Research-related, Laura's La Vie Childfree Writings Library
A recent study, “Parenthood as a Moral Imperative? Moral Outrage and the Stigmatization of Voluntarily Childfree Women and Men” by Leslie Ashburn-Nardo, has recently received quite a bit of online ink. The Outrage Result I elaborate on the study here; briefly –...
by Laura | Mar 28, 2017 | Baby Matrix related, Childfree Interview-Related, Childfree Issues, Laura's La Vie Childfree Writings Library
Check out the latest This is Home podcast just up today that talks about the choice to not have children. I had a great interview with Producer/Co-Host Erica Gerard, and was happy to be part of this podcast! The mission of the This is Home podcast is to “tell...
by Laura | Mar 21, 2017 | Man Swarm Related, Social-Cultural Issues
As many of you may recall, I collaborated with Dave Foreman, one of North America’s leading conservationists, on my last book, the 2nd edition of Man Swarm: How Overpopulation is Killing the Wild World. With the election of Donald Trump, and the impending...
