by Laura | May 12, 2018 | Childfree Relationship Topics, Childfree-Related, Laura's La Vie Childfree Writings Library
I love how in recent years as Mother’s Day approaches we’ve been seeing more writings that question the maternal instinct. As one example, take the National Geographic article that just came out titled, “Is Maternal Instinct Only for Moms? Here’s the Science,”...
by Laura | Mar 28, 2018 | Childfree Issues, Childfree/Parenthood Related, Laura's La Vie Childfree Writings Library
Reading “Let’s hear it for the single, childless women: We get tired too,” by Mika Sarmiento got me thinking, especially when she writes about a “specific kind of guilt that comes with talking about sleepless nights and long days with said great wives and mothers.”...
by Laura | Mar 6, 2018 | Childfree Issues, Childfree Research-related, Childfree-Related
I sure like seeing more pieces out there these days on childfree sterilization in popular women’s publications. A recent piece in SELF on this topic deserves mention. After Deputy Editor Nina Bahadur relays a few women’s frustrating experiences and...
by Laura | Feb 22, 2018 | Childfree-Related, Childfree/Parenthood Related, Laura's La Vie Childfree Writings Library
With the rise in articles and posts about being childfree these days, I especially appreciate those that give good summaries of the childfree decision. Take the recent post, “Why Many Millennials Have Decided To Be Childfree (And That’s Okay)” by Liz Greene on...
by Laura | Jan 30, 2018 | Childfree & Sociology Topics, Laura's La Vie Childfree Writings Library
At the beginning of January, some interesting ‘not having children’ numbers came out regarding women in their 40s. This Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) table gives a succinct summary: % of women in their 40s not having...
