by Laura | Jul 2, 2021 | Childfree Events
On August 1, 1973, the non-profit organization, National Organization for Non-Parents (NON), celebrated Non-Parents Day by awarding a Female and Male National Non-Parent of the Year. Later known as the National Alliance for Optional Parenthood (NAOP), it existed from...
by Laura | May 23, 2021 | On a Personal Note
Over the years, childfree couples have contacted me for advice on writing their wills. I am no expert, but do have my own experience and know how many childfree people have created theirs. I recently saw the piece by Rebecca Chamaa on businessinsider.com, “My husband...
by Laura | May 7, 2021 | Childfree & Sociology Topics, Laura's La Vie Childfree Writings Library, Social-Cultural Issues
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...
by Laura | Mar 10, 2021 | Baby Matrix related, Childfree Media-Related, Laura's La Vie Childfree Writings Library
In the first edition of Childfree Magazine, I have an article about how to live your best later-in-life years, childfree style. In this interview, magazine founder Tanya Williams and I talk about the article, the pronatalist “so who will take care of you when...
by Laura | Feb 5, 2021 | Childfree Media-Related, Uncategorized
Thrilled to have a feature article in the 1st issue of Childfree Magazine! A big thank you to Tanya Williams, author of A Childfree Happily Ever After, for spearheading this effort. Get your digital copy today!
by Laura | Dec 15, 2020 | Childfree Issues, Childfree Lifestyles, Childfree Media-Related, Childfree-Related, Laura's La Vie Childfree Writings Library
What a year. Like in years past, I have closely watched childfree trends in 2020. To start off my latest end-of-year childfree trending piece, how can we not start with the pandemic. The Pandemic and the Childfree Choice The impact of the pandemic has spurred talk...
by Laura | Apr 16, 2020 | Childfree-Related, Laura's La Vie Childfree Writings Library
Guest Post by Brit McGinnis “There will be a baby boom after coronavirus, and they will all be first children.” This quote has been circulating the Internet since mid-March, and unfortunately the source has been lost in the ether. But parents and non-parents alike...
by Laura | Mar 6, 2020 | Childfree Media-Related, Laura's La Vie Childfree Writings Library
Check out my latest guest appearance on World Population Balance’s excellent podcast Here! World Population Balance is in the midst of fundraising for a campaign called One Planet One Child, which seeks to educate and promote smaller families as a powerful...
by Laura | Dec 31, 2019 | On a Personal Note
May it be your best year yet! ~Laura
by Laura | Dec 30, 2019 | Social-Cultural Issues
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...
