by Laura | Dec 18, 2021 | Childfree Issues, Childfree Lifestyles, Childfree Media-Related, Laura's La Vie Childfree Writings Library
It’s time to look back on the year and talk 2021 childfree trending! The Pandemic, Climate Crisis & the Childfree Choice Last year there was growing talk about how the pandemic was causing people to put having children on hold or decide they did not want to have...
by Laura | Dec 4, 2021 | Childfree-Related, Laura's La Vie Childfree Writings Library
As part of preparing my annual childfree trending post this year, I want to hear from you! In the last two to three years, we sure have seen an uptick in childfree podcasts. Here is my question to you: If you could vote for one favorite childfree podcast, which one...
by Laura | Aug 1, 2021 | Childfree Events, Laura's La Vie Childfree Writings Library
I have been running International Childfree Day since 2013, when it was brought back from being celebrated as “Non-Parents Day” in the early 70s. Each year childfree people from around the world have been nominated for “Of the Year” awards....
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...
