by Laura | Jun 22, 2018 | Baby Matrix related, Pronatalism, Social-Cultural Issues
I sure love that we are seeing more pieces like this one: “Would you give up having children to save the planet? Meet the couples who have.” While all people don’t “give up” having children, I do like that it discusses the larger picture of bringing...
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 | Feb 14, 2018 | Childfree Events, Childfree Lifestyles, Laura's La Vie Childfree Writings Library
Valentine’s Day brings to mind one of the many bennies of being in a childfree relationship: because the childfree don’t have kids, they have more time to devote to their relationships. So when Valentine’s Day rolls around, my partner and I often...
by Laura | Dec 27, 2017 | Childfree & Sociology Topics, Childfree Issues, Childfree-Related, Laura's La Vie Childfree Writings Library
Now for Part II of childfree trends we have seen this past year. In addition to muddied use of “Childfree,” “Child-free” “Child free “and “Childless” I wrote about in Part I, five more childfree trends are worth noting: Even more stories on being denied sterilization:...
by Laura | Dec 21, 2017 | Childfree & Sociology Topics, Childfree Issues, Childfree Media-Related, Childfree-Related, Laura's La Vie Childfree Writings Library
At the beginning of 2016, I took stock of 40+ years of talking about the childfree choice. At the end of 2016, I looked back and discussed positive childfree trends that year. It’s time for childfree trending 2017…this year I’ll do childfree trending in...