by Laura | Feb 7, 2012 | Childfree Issues
Time magazine has had an interesting article about “The Upside of Being an Introvert.” The article did not speak to it, but reading it brought to mind how some childfree hypothesize that there are more introverts than extraverts who are childfree. In my...
by Laura | Jan 13, 2012 | Childfree & Religious Topics, Childfree Issues
Last year Grist did a piece on why the childfree had finally gone mainstream. I had to disagree. While this choice is talked about more than ever before, it’s not hit mainstream acceptance by a long shot. One big reason? Religion. This “Happily...
by Laura | Dec 13, 2011 | Childfree Issues, Childfree Psychology-Related
A city-data forum recently had a thread started by a person who had suddenly lost both of her parents. She ponders regret for not having children in a way had not thought of before, and the 11 pages of comments are worth the read: She starts the thread with this:...
by Laura | Nov 25, 2011 | Childfree & Sociology Topics, Childfree Issues
A recent Dear Abby I ran across, “Childless Grandchild Left Out of Will,” got me thinking about the childfree, wills and inheritance. Here are 3 reasons why the childfree might not make it into wills: Will Tradition I am no expert on the history of...
by Laura | Nov 22, 2011 | Childfree Lifestyles, Laura's La Vie Childfree Writings Library
We talk about the challenges of being childfree a lot here, but at this time of year, let’s talk about what is great about having chosen not to have children–when it comes to the childfree life, what is on your list to be thankful for? I’ll start....
