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I’m 27. When babies cry, it triggers something foreign and possibly maternal in me, but I have very little desire to start a family—especially right now. Actually, I don’t envision myself having a baby, ever. And I’m tired of being told … More
Last week, I wrote about my decision to be childfree, despite the fact that many people older than myself (which is a lot, because I am currently the ripe old age of 24) consider me too young to make the decision.
The response was overwhelming. Apparently, everyone has an opinion. And many are similar, if not the same, as mine. More
So you thought you lived in a liberal society, where doctors understood (supported, even!) a woman’s right to choose NOT to do the whole parent thing. But growing numbers of women and couples who want to keep a modest family size of two are having trouble finding support from their doctors. More and more women are seeking out ways to make their bodies catch up to their decisions, without the troubles of daily pills and hormones. But many doctors flat-out refuse to sterilize women of childbearing age who haven’t yet had children, and the reasons don’t have anything to do with physical health. Should doctors deny us our right to choose not to have kids, forevermore? We talked to a few friends with M.D.s to find out why so many doctors won’t do the deed. More
To be or not to be a mom: That’s the question that psychologist Ellen Walker, Ph.D. discusses in her book Complete Without Kids: Childfree Living By Choice or By Chance. Study after study proves that childfree adults are happier than parents, and Walker agrees. But how do you know whether you’ll be happy without having kids? And what does life look like when you skip out on parenthood? We asked Walker for her take on how to make the tough decisions, and how to deal with the pros and cons of being childfree:
How did you decide not to have kids?
Well I’m one of those poeple who woke up one morning and realized I was 45 and had forgotten to have kids. I was busy! I was getting a Ph.D., having a full psychology practice, doing community service, and traveling around the world with friends. More
Whether you’ve already got kids or don’t want kids at all, getting sterilized is a pretty big commitment (and for women, one that isn’t surgically simple). Our friends over at Grist pointed our attention towards the below clip from The Tyra Show, in which Tyra Banks quizzes Tracy and Jordan, a childless couple who sought sterilization in their twenties, about their decision not to have children. More
