by Laura | Oct 25, 2010 | Childfree & Sociology Topics, Childfree-Related Political issues
In previous posts I’ve lamented about how women political and judicial candidates get criticized for not being mothers–somehow being childfree makes them less qualified. Well, the issue is up again with the current Oklahoma governor’s race....
by Laura | Oct 8, 2010 | Childfree Issues
At one time I had google ads on my site. It was interesting experimenting with these ads as part of my blogging experience. But it went beyond interesting, really; it started to bug me. Why? Here is an example. In a post I talk about my mixed feelings about someone...
by Laura | Oct 5, 2010 | Population Issues, Pronatalism
I have to admit that I have mixed reactions when reading about 85 years old professor Robert Edwards at the University of Cambridge receiving the Nobel Prize in medicine. He began work on in vitro fertilization, or IVF in the late 70s, and as the Nobel committee says,...
by Laura | Sep 25, 2010 | Childfree & Sociology Topics, Childfree Issues, Childfree Lifestyles, Childfree/Parenthood Related
In May, The Washington Post did a piece about the growing number of young families to in urban areas such as Washington D.C., Boston and New York, and the growing resentment over having to accommodate them in public places. It drew hundreds of comments, and according...
by Laura | Aug 10, 2010 | Childfree & Religious Topics, Childfree Issues, Childfree Lifestyles, Childfree/Parenthood Related
The site, Life in a Shoe, recently did a list of reasons to have kids, in response to lists of reasons they have seen out there on why not to have them. It is run by a Christian family that has 12 kids. They make it clear that they think the reasons not to have...
