by Laura | Oct 28, 2010 | Childfree Media-Related, Childfree-Related Political issues
More on the governor’s race in Oklahoma with Republican candidate Mary Fallin and Democratic candidate Jari Askins. Fallin has claimed motherhood is what makes her more qualified, and she’s received push back on this. Good Morning America took up the...
by Laura | Oct 25, 2010 | Childfree & Sociology Topics, Childfree-Related Political issues
In previous posts I’ve lamented about how women political and judicial candidates get criticized for not being mothers–somehow being childfree makes them less qualified. Well, the issue is up again with the current Oklahoma governor’s race....
by Laura | Oct 21, 2010 | Childfree Issues, Childfree/Parenthood Related
I am an avid reader of the editorials in my local San Francisco Chronicle, and was delighted to that this Letter to the Editor appeared today. Bill Kamin of the bay area writes: Not having children is ok Your story about the young Fairfield woman accused of stabbing...
by Laura | Oct 18, 2010 | Childfree & Sociology Topics, Childfree Lifestyles, Childfree/Parenthood Related
Maybe you have seen some of the ink out there lately about being fed up with disruptive kids on flights and how to deal with this. One of the more informative pieces came to me from a visitor to this blog (thank you!) and involves a survey done by...
by Laura | Oct 11, 2010 | Childfree Interview-Related, Childfree Lifestyles, Childfree Media-Related
In the November edition in Harper’s Bazaar UK, Renee Zellweger is not only looking great on the cover but she speaks to not wanting kids in her interview. She says that motherhood has never been an “ambition” for her. Think about the use of the word...
by Laura | Oct 8, 2010 | Childfree Issues
At one time I had google ads on my site. It was interesting experimenting with these ads as part of my blogging experience. But it went beyond interesting, really; it started to bug me. Why? Here is an example. In a post I talk about my mixed feelings about someone...
by Laura | Oct 5, 2010 | Population Issues, Pronatalism
I have to admit that I have mixed reactions when reading about 85 years old professor Robert Edwards at the University of Cambridge receiving the Nobel Prize in medicine. He began work on in vitro fertilization, or IVF in the late 70s, and as the Nobel committee says,...
by Laura | Oct 1, 2010 | Childfree & Religious Topics, Childfree Issues, Childfree Psychology-Related, Childfree Relationship Topics, Childfree/Parenthood Related
The September question: Was there ever a time in your adult life when you thought you wanted kids? If so, what changed your mind? Here’s what you said and the tee up to next month’s...
by Laura | Sep 28, 2010 | Childfree & Sociology Topics, Childfree Issues
Check out this great piece originally posted on the ezine, Unscripted-The Childfree Life, by author Muon. As some of you know, I have taken the domain, and would like to resurrect Unscripted in the future. For now, guess where one of the best places to get sterilized...
by Laura | Sep 25, 2010 | Childfree & Sociology Topics, Childfree Issues, Childfree Lifestyles, Childfree/Parenthood Related
In May, The Washington Post did a piece about the growing number of young families to in urban areas such as Washington D.C., Boston and New York, and the growing resentment over having to accommodate them in public places. It drew hundreds of comments, and according...
