One of the many misconceptions about those who have no children by choice is they don’t like kids. Many people don’t realize that a lot of childfree not only like kids, but have made kids the theme of their vocation. The childfree are teachers, special...
Last night I caught Barbara Walters interview with Oprah. Along with dispelling silly rumors that have been floating around that she is a lesbian, I was pleasantly surprised that she talked about why she never had kids. In 2000 I came so close to being on...
The question whether those with no children should pay the same taxes as parents in our society can generate quite the debate. Childfreedom recently did an interesting poll about whether the childfree should contribute to property and school taxes. Most said the...
Where are the characters in novels that have no children by choice? They’re out there. Take novelist JoAnne Soper-Cook. This is one of her books on the left -but more on her in a minute. The review of British author P.D. James by Lori Bradley of BellaOnline inspired...
Earlier this year parentdish did a piece on a childfree/parent contested topic: if you don’t have kids can you give parents advice? Well, out of the blocks I have to say that I operate from the principle on advice in general–don’t give it unless...
I recently had an exchange with a woman who wrote in response to this month’s On-the-Ground Question: Who has been least accepting of you not wanting kids? She said that she’d have to say her infertile friends. She has wanted kids, has been in the process...
Here’s more from the U.S. Census newly released report, “Fertility of American Women.” Data was collected from three million households in 2008. My last post spoke to data on women with no children. Here are some numbers I found interesting regarding women who...
The U.S. Census released a new report this month, “Fertility of American Women.” It used data collected from American women in 2008. It looks at fertility patterns from a number of different angles, but I want to start with data on women with no children. I’ll do a...
Ms Magazine does a good summary of how pro-choice did in the election. Pro-choice suffered some big losses but there is a twist: First, the big pro-reproductive rights losses: Replacement of pro-choice Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), pro-choice Democratic leadership...
