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What to Expect When You’ll Never Be Expecting
The October issue of Women’s Health Magazine has an article by Carrie Anton that takes a clever angle on what to expect from others in reaction to the childfree choice. It’s titled, “What to Expect...
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Childfree: Treats to Trick-or-Treaters?
I sure remember loving Halloween when I was a kid. I loved figuring out my costume and carving a scary pumpkin. I had no clue of the roots of this holiday, and I bet that’s the case for most kids...
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On the Advantages the Childfree Have For Parents and Kids
There remains the popular stereotype that the childfree must not like kids, and because we choose not to raise children we don’t want them to play a role in our lives. This is just not true for so...
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Nonfiction Books To Be Thankful For
Reading Rifflebooks giving thanks for November nonfiction releases inspired me to think about nonfiction books I am thankful for… There are so many! Here are just two that immediately came to mind:...
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Stepping Back on "Looking Down On" Rants
In case you have not seen it, Amy Glass’ post on Thought Catalog had the digital waves smoking this week. Her post, “I Look Down on Young Women With Husbands And Kids and I’m Not Sorry” got Chris Jeub...
View ArticleBehind Hannah’s Reasons to Have No Children
More and more is out there these days on reasons why people are choosing to have no children. Check out this post is by Hannah, on feministing. Whether she knows it or not, she does some back door...
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On the Childfree Changing Their Minds
About a year ago, I asked the childfree to write in their answer to this On-the-Ground question: What childfree stereotype have you been subjected to most in your life?” I did the “top 10” things...
View ArticleAussies: Many Say No Kids By Choice, But Stigma Remains
A recent study of people with no children in Western Australia by University psychology lecturer Bronwyn Harman shows some high numbers when it comes to the choice factor. However, Dr. Harman also...
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Canadians: Taking a Closer Look at New Childless Census Data
Canada released some additional 2011 Census numbers this week. They include statistics on a variety of demographics, including rises in same-sex marriages and common-law relationships. When it comes...
View ArticleChewing on Myths Single People Face
Reading the recent article, “The New Science of Single People” published on nymag.com’s Science of Us got me thinking about what lifelong single people have in common with the childfree: it revolves...
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