The Drink of Regret
A man in his early thirties who, along with his wife, isn’t sure he ever wants kids asked this question on an internet forum I frequent:
Do you regret not having kids? (more…)
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Will the childfree regret their choice later?
Posted by Sylvia D. Lucas on May 13, 2013
http://sylviadlucas.com/2013/05/13/childfree-regret/
Non-Mother’s Day Childfree FREEBIE for Kindle
No Children, No Guilt is free today and tomorrow for Kindle (US and UK) in what, by happy accident, turned out to be a celebration of non-Mother’s Day. Woo! Get the link for the freebie, and check out their brief interview with me, at the fantastic website We’re {not} Having a Baby.
Happy NMD,
- Sylvia
Posted by Sylvia D. Lucas on May 10, 2013
http://sylviadlucas.com/2013/05/10/childfree-freebie/
Interview up at Living D.I.N.K.
I had forgotten this interview was scheduled to post this month until I visited Living D.I.N.K. to see what was there today, and it was this, in which I discuss the marriages I destroyed by being childfree (don’t worry – they were my own), when I finally knew for sure I didn’t want kids, and this business of “missing out” by not having kids.
On recognizing my disinclination to have kids:
His desire for a nice house, a nice car, and a family started to penetrate – mostly the “family” part. “Family means kids,” I realized. They were real, then. Something I assumed I could physically produce, and that made me think about them in a less abstract way for the first time. My instinct, my immediate reflex, was whatever “No” feels like in your soul.
Thank you, Yael of Living D.I.N.K.! (A great site to follow, btw.)
Posted by Sylvia D. Lucas on April 11, 2013
http://sylviadlucas.com/2013/04/11/interview-up-at-living-d-i-n-k/
Mom who says kids are her biggest regret – courageous or cruel?
Any child of parents can probably imagine what it might feel like to see a picture of their mother’s (or father’s) face in a major publication accompanying an article whose headline basically screams, “I wish I’d never had the lot o’ ya!” (more…)
Posted by Sylvia D. Lucas on April 11, 2013
http://sylviadlucas.com/2013/04/11/mother-regrets-children/
Working mom Danna Bach says only moms can complain
Over on Kamloopsnews.ca, Danna Bach expresses her love of being a working mom by yelling at the childless:
if you are childless please don’t complain to me about how tired you are.
Posted by Sylvia D. Lucas on March 26, 2013
http://sylviadlucas.com/2013/03/26/moms-have-hard-lives/
I probably am more carefree as a childfree person. Why do you think I didn’t want kids?
Over on the fantabulous website DINKlife.com, Tricia W. writes,
Why is being childfree always equated to being carefree?I saw a tweet the other day from a woman who stated that laying in bed thinking and worrying about the million things she had to do the next day or within that week had to be “a mom thing”. (more…)
Posted by Sylvia D. Lucas on March 22, 2013
http://sylviadlucas.com/2013/03/22/childfree-and-carefree/
“Do the childfree hate children?” and other questions from a Redditer answered
A little while ago, a Huffington Post article by Ann Brenoff, “Midlife ramblings: What I don’t get about my childless/childfree young friends,” inspired me to write a quick Q&A post answering some of the more frequently asked questions people have about the childfree.
I linked the post to the childfree Reddit forum (I lerve the childfree Reddit forum!), and one of the responses to the link was left by “jkpinaz,” who expressed disappointment that different questions weren’t answered. These questions: (more…)
Posted by Sylvia D. Lucas on March 21, 2013
http://sylviadlucas.com/2013/03/21/childfree-hate-children/
What don’t you get about the childfree? Q&A
This post was inspired by a Huffington Post article by Ann Brenoff titled, “Midlife ramblings: What I don’t get about my childless/childfree young friends.”
Specifically, this:
I happen to agree that people who don’t want children should not have them. I’m delighted to wish you well on whatever road you take, but I do find myself stopping mid hand-wave and asking this question: Really?
Posted by Sylvia D. Lucas on March 1, 2013
http://sylviadlucas.com/2013/03/01/why-childfree/
FREE on Kindle this weekend! (2.23/24)
What Every Woman Wishes Modern Men Knew About Women is free on Kindle this weekend (US | UK), so go ahead and grab it – and tell your friends! E-copies can’t run out; there are plenty to go around.
What readers are saying: (more…)
Posted by Sylvia D. Lucas on February 23, 2013
http://sylviadlucas.com/2013/02/23/free-on-kindle-this-weekend-2-2324/
Childfree people are evil
says Mark Shea of patheos.com in a blog entry reacting to a Breitbart.com article about Jonathan V. Last’s new book, What to Expect When No One’s Expecting: America’s Coming Demographic Disaster. (more…)
Posted by Sylvia D. Lucas on February 6, 2013
http://sylviadlucas.com/2013/02/06/childfree-people-dont-want-to-burn-children/
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