On the Upcoming Documentary, My So-Called Selfish Life, by Therese Shechter

by Laura | Oct 3, 2017 | Baby Matrix related, Childfree & Sociology Topics, Childfree Interview-Related, Childfree Media-Related, Childfree-Related, Laura's La Vie Childfree Writings Library

Filmmaker Therese Shechter is currently running a Kickstarter Campaign for her film on childfree women, My So-Called Selfish Life. Here’s the trailer: I met Therese earlier this year in NYC, and recently had the chance to catch up with her again for an interview...

Musings on IVF as an Employee Perk

by Laura | Oct 1, 2017 | Baby Matrix related, Pronatalism

Have you heard that Starbucks is now offering IVF as an employee perk?  A few other companies have started offering an IVF benefit, but Starbucks is going further. As the article, “How Starbucks covers pricey in vitro fertilization for even its part-time employees”...

Talking Childfree & To Kid or Not to Kid with filmmaker Maxine Trump

by Laura | Sep 22, 2017 | Childfree Interview-Related, Laura's La Vie Childfree Writings Library

Check out my interview with filmmaker Maxine Trump!

Attitudes About Not Having Children: A Recent YouGov Poll

by Laura | Aug 31, 2017 | Childfree Research-related, Laura's La Vie Childfree Writings Library

On the heels of Serena William’s comment that when she gives birth, she will “be a real woman now,” YouGov, a non-partisan public opinion poll organization, conducted a poll with some interesting results that relate to the childfree, and others who decide...

From Sacrifice to Privilege: Reframing the Role of Motherhood

by Laura | Aug 17, 2017 | Pronatalism, Social-Cultural Issues

The title of the recent opinion piece in the New York Times Sunday Review, “Motherhood Isn’t Sacrifice, It’s Selfishness” sure caught my eye. Was Karen Rinaldi going to get into pronatalism? Sort of… Sacrifice and Glorification Out of the gates, Rinaldi, a mother,...

The 2017 Childfree Man and Woman of the Year

by Laura | Aug 1, 2017 | Childfree Events, Laura's La Vie Childfree Writings Library

Each year on International Childfree Day (today!), the winners of the Childfree Man and Woman of the Year are announced. Here are this year’s winners and their nomination submissions. Ladies first: 2017 Childfree Woman of the Year Krystal Brown* is from Norfolk,...

Unpacking Reasons Why People Decide Not to Have Kids

by Laura | Jul 26, 2017 | Childfree-Related, Laura's La Vie Childfree Writings Library

The recent piece, “Do You Have Kids,” by Jeannette Cooperman on projects.stlmag.com in part lays out what “14 women of various races, careers, backgrounds, and belief systems, all married or as-good-as, with the resources to raise a child should they choose to”...

TODAY is the Nomination Deadline for the 2017 Childfree Man and Woman of the Year!

by Laura | Jul 22, 2017 | Childfree Events

Know an amazing childfree person? It’s time to nominate him/her for the 2017 Childfree Man/Woman of the Year! Here’s How: How to Nominate click Here Check out last year’s winners… How did this start? Check it...

10 Days to Go! 2017 Childfree Man/Woman of the Year Nomination Deadline: July 22

by Laura | Jul 12, 2017 | Childfree Events, Laura's La Vie Childfree Writings Library

If you have someone in mind that you’d like to nominate for 2017 Childfree Man / Woman of the Year, do it now!  Deadline for Nominations is July 22nd  Nominate him/her HERE!  Winners will be announced on August 1, International Childfree...

Celebrating ChildFreedom on the Fourth of July

by Laura | Jul 4, 2017 | Childfree Relationship Topics, Childfree Research-related, Childfree-Related, Laura's La Vie Childfree Writings Library

On the fourth of July, the United States celebrates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, which to date, happened 241 years ago. Two days before, on July 2, 1776, the Congress for the thirteen colonies voted to declare freedom from British rule. And freedom...