by Laura | Feb 7, 2014 | Nonfiction Related, Pronatalism
In 2010, New York Magazine writer Jennifer Senior’s feature article, “All Joy and No Fun: Why Parents Hate Parenting” created quite the buzz. Now hot off the press is her book, All Joy and No Fun: The Paradox of Modern Parenthood. In her recent interview with NPR’s...
by Laura | Nov 12, 2012 | Childfree & Sociology Topics, Childfree Book-Related, Childfree Issues, Childfree/Parenthood Related
I recently received and want to share this book review for Why Have Kids? by La Vie Childfree follower Gabriela Maya Bernadett. Here it is: As a childfree woman, I was curious to see what the childfree could take away from the recent book, Why Have Kids?: A New Mom...
by Laura | Jun 26, 2012 | Childfree & Sociology Topics, Childfree Media-Related, Childfree/Parenthood Related
How women can achieve work-life balance and “have it all” remains a hot topic, and some high powered women have lots to say about it. Take Facebook’s Chief Operating Officer (COO), Sheryl Sandberg. Named Forbes magazine 5th most powerful woman in the world and...
by Laura | May 4, 2012 | Childfree & Sociology Topics, Childfree Issues, Childfree/Parenthood Related
I had the pleasure to be on Minnesota Public Radio this week, along with Bryan Caplan, the author of Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids. The title of The Daily Circuit’s program was, “Is It Immoral to Have Children?” We did not really get to the...
by Laura | Feb 28, 2012 | Childfree Issues
Running across a post by Sue Fagalde Lick on a babysitting jello fiasco brought back memories of my own babysitting days. I have some babysitting stories to tell as well…Babysitting was the first “job” I had and did it as a teen. I grew up to...