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...
by Laura | Dec 18, 2019 | Social-Cultural Issues
Deadline was December 24th! Stay tuned for results! When it comes to the acceptance of the childfree choice, where do you think we are in the evolution of social change? At the end of 2012, I put out a poll asking this question. Read about the results of this...
by Laura | Dec 12, 2019 | Childfree & Sociology Topics, Childfree Issues, Childfree Media-Related, Childfree-Related, Laura's La Vie Childfree Writings Library
As this year comes to a close, it’s time to talk 2019 childfree trending! I’ve researched and tracked the childfree choice and those who make it for 20 years now, and can say that in the past year, online and everywhere the childfree community has continued to grow....
