On the Myth of Maternal Instinct

by Laura | Jan 25, 2018 | Baby Matrix related, Pronatalism, Social-Cultural Issues

In my 2017 childfree trending piece, I discuss how in recent years we’ve been seeing more talk about pronatalism. Some articles use the word directly, some not. An excellent feature article that appeared on money.good.is magazine last fall by Mike Mariani gives us a...

Knocking on Heaven’s Door: The Path to a Better Way of Death

by Laura | Aug 26, 2016

This book will hit your heart and mind, hard. Author Katy Butler has written a moving and informative memoir that will stick with you and inspire contemplation. In Knocking on Heaven’s Door: The Path to a Better Way of Death, we intimately go with Katy on her...

My Interview at TheNotMom

by Laura | Jan 10, 2014 | Baby Matrix related

I recently had the pleasure of being interviewed by the awesome women at TheNotMom. President and Executive Editor Karen Malone Wright (pictured) started her website in 2011 that “embraces all women without children, including their diverse life stories about...

Taking Part in NPRs Tell Me More’s Segment – Not Having Kids Bad For the Economy?

by Laura | Mar 8, 2013 | Childfree Interview-Related, Childfree Media-Related

Please check out the segment, “Not Having Kids Bad for the Economy?” on the NPR show Tell Me More I was part of this week. Host Michel Martin had read the recent piece by Harry Siegel and Joel Kotkin on thedailybeast, “Where Have All the Babies...

U.S. Census Fertility Pattern Data Part II

by Laura | Nov 15, 2010 | Childfree & Sociology Topics, Childfree Research-related, Childfree/Parenthood Related

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...