Childfree and gay – no surprise!
In my experience being childfree and gay is slightly different to being childfree and straight based on the anecdotal evidence from childfree straight friends. While the rate of same sex parents...
View ArticleChildfree? We Know the Why, So What’s the How?
Dr Amy Blackstone, PhD is our guest blogger for the day. Enjoy! Childfree? We Know the Why, So What’s the How? By now, we know well why some people choose not to have kids -concern for the environment,...
View ArticleWhat I regret about being childfee
The amazing Juliewashere posted a new blog here asking her readers what they regret the most about being childfree. I thought I would respond with my own answer. My answers are strickingly simialiar to...
View ArticleThe unappeal of parenthood
An interesting discussion came up on the childfree forum recently – a forum goer asked if we were childfree because we don’t want kids or don’t want to be parents (to human babies). The answer for me...
View ArticlePram parking makes people lazy
I’ve long since promoted the idea that we need another term for “pram” and after years of thinking about it, I’ve decided on a term that isn’t very original but is quite accurate. Lazinessmobile...
View ArticleThings the childfree know about parenthood that parents don’t
I’ve had a number of emails come through to my inbox since the conception of this blog from mombies attempting to refute my arguements that the decision to become childfree stems from a place of open...
View ArticleMummy martyring coworker and the outrageous claim
As a childfree by choice person who has to speak to people as part of her job, I am constantly reassured that it really doesn’t take any special skill to breed. Speaking to people sucks. Contrary to...
View ArticleBreastfeeding in public – why mothers shouldn’t cover up
The day has come! When a childfree by choice person calls bullshit on the childfree communities crap. It’s about fucking time. There are a few things about some parents I dislike as a childfree by...
View ArticleMarriages without kids – not an apocalypse waiting to happen
Sorry I haven’t posted as much. I’ve been really busy at work and by busy at work I mean going to work everyday and coming home and playing Pokemon X at every opportunity. Every time I think I’ve...
View ArticleAre we pressuring parents into poverty?
I’m going to posit the following: There is a pressure on people to breed. Not just on childfree by choice people but also people who already are parents. In my travels, I asked parents what their...
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Tips for parents who want to interact with the childfree
Note: This post only applies to parents that exhibit these behaviours – not all parents. I cannot stress this enough. Feel free to share my posts with everyone. We all know people in general can be...
View ArticleMummy Martyrs
The wonderful lovelies over at the Hiking Humanist and The Golden Coathanger have done me a wonderful thing and guest blogged my post on Mummy Martyrs. Check them out here and here. For those who want...
View ArticleWhat I’ve learned as a childfree person
The number one thing I’ve learned as a childfree person is that people who are insecure about their choices to raise children don’t like our childfree status and never will. I’ve written many a post on...
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