Childfree Weddings
Parentdish has asked if kids should be banned from weddings. “Etiquette” expert Diana Mather says that… …”excluding kids isn’t rude at all.” But what is the best way to make it clear it’s going to be...
View ArticleChildfree and Parent-to-be Friendships
There’s a good deal of talk about how the childfree often lose friends when kids come on the scene, or at least about how the friendships change. Here’s a woman who asks the friendship question from...
View ArticleLet’s Bring Back August 1st as Non-Parents Day
We have Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, and so many other “Days” from Secretary Day to even National Vanilla Ice Cream Day–I kid you not! But back in the 70s there was a “Day” that it’s time to bring back...
View ArticleGiving Thanks for Childfree Friendships
One of the things the childfree know is how friendships so often change when their friends have children. Friendships can be challenged, can wane, even end. But they don’t have to; they can still go...
View ArticleThe Art of Childfree-Parent Conversation at Holiday Parties
We’re into the holiday party time of year, and at these kinds of gatherings often people’s kids are a major topic of conversation. When you don’t have kids (yet or are childfree), trying to chime in...
View ArticleReporting Back: November 2010 On-the-Ground Question
The November question: Who has been least accepting of you not wanting kids? The post Reporting Back: November 2010 On-the-Ground Question appeared first on Laura Carroll.
View ArticleChildfree-Parent Friendships During the Holidays
Childfree-parent friendships can have their challenges, but this time of year can bring special kinds of challenges. Obviously, the childfree don’t do the Santa thing with their kids, but the parents...
View ArticleDisadvantages of Being Childfree
Childfree Piper Hoffman has a thought-provoking post. While she sees the many “pros” of not having kids, she writes a forthcoming piece about some of the “cons” she feels… The first are more objective...
View ArticleFinding Childfree Singles to Date: Start with Meeting of Literary Minds?
Thanks to all who have written in so far on this month’s On-the-Ground question about their experience with childfree dating. Some great stories and unique ideas coming in~keep ’em coming–Will report...
View ArticleSmart Talk about Conversing with Childless and Childfree Women
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...
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