by Laura | Dec 24, 2016 | Childfree Lifestyles
On my blog, La Vie Childfree, for awhile I did a monthly “Childfree On-the-Ground” question. At the beginning of the month, I asked a question, collected people’s responses over the course of the month, and then reported back on what people said at...
by Laura | Dec 12, 2016 | Childfree & Sociology Topics, Childfree-Related, Laura's La Vie Childfree Writings Library
I recently asked Nina Steele, who is from West Africa, now lives in the UK, and runs nonparents.com, to write about her experience of what people think of childfree women in these two countries. Here is what Nina wrote: A Foot in Two Cultures Because I have a foot in...
by Laura | Feb 12, 2016 | Baby Matrix related
Have you heard of Humanism? Upon reading the Nov/Dec 2015 edition of The Humanist published by the American Humanist Association, I learned a lot about the tenets of Humanism. In this edition, I was particularly moved by the article adapted from the 2015 Humanist of...
by Laura | Nov 18, 2015 | Childfree Book-Related, Pronatalism
I recently received an e-letter from someone in China (who wishes to remain anonymous) who read my books, Families of Two and The Baby Matrix. With permission to share it, here are candid thoughts and insightful commentary on being childfree in China and its...
by Laura | Sep 22, 2014 | Book Publishing Topics
With the advent and innovations of print technology, there is a lot of talk about whether printed books are well on the road to dead. Author Alix Christie has an interesting view in the San Francisco Chronicle – check it out. She tells how, 560 years ago, a...