by Laura | Aug 17, 2017 | Pronatalism, Social-Cultural Issues
The title of the recent opinion piece in the New York Times Sunday Review, “Motherhood Isn’t Sacrifice, It’s Selfishness” sure caught my eye. Was Karen Rinaldi going to get into pronatalism? Sort of… Sacrifice and Glorification Out of the gates, Rinaldi, a mother,...
by Laura | Jun 14, 2017 | Baby Matrix related, Childfree Issues, Childfree-Related, Laura's La Vie Childfree Writings Library
We see a lot of pieces out there with titles including “X number of things” to do/not to do or say/not to say regarding childless and childfree people, but a piece by Helene Tragos Stelian is one of the smartest I have seen in a while. After years with suburban moms,...
by Laura | May 31, 2017 | Baby Matrix related, Pronatalism, Social-Cultural Issues
Have you heard of the non-profit organization, Project Prevention? Led by founder Barbara Harris, Project Prevention helps addicts and alcoholics get on long term or permanent birth control. Why? So they don’t conceive children. Here is the deal she does with them....
by Laura | May 17, 2017 | Pronatalism, Social-Cultural Issues
While pronatalism remains a powerful social and cultural force around the world, we are seeing signs of global cracks in the armor. Take India and Africa. In India, in recent years we have seen more publications discussing the idea of foregoing parenthood. A very...
by Laura | May 11, 2017 | Laura's La Vie Childfree Writings Library, Pronatalism, Social-Cultural Issues
In the last few years, we’ve seen documentaries about the childfree choice come out and more in production. Take Laura Scott’s film, The Childless by Choice Project and Magenta Baribeau’s Maman? Non merci! (No Kids For Me, Thanks!). These films include interviews with...
