Whiny Wednesday
It’s Whiny Wednesday, your opportunity to rant on a theme. This week’s topic is: Caring for elders and wondering, “Who’s going to do this for me?” Feel free to add your own whines, too. The post Whiny...
View ArticleWhiny Wednesday: Why Don’t You Just Adopt?
Happy New Year! Welcome back. I hope you survived the holidays and found a way to celebrate in your own way. I’m kicking off this year’s Whiny Wednesday with a hot topic and I’d love to hear your...
View ArticleIt Got Me Thinking…About Empowerment in the Media
By Kathleen Guthrie Woods Over the past couple of months, it feels like childfree women have been stepping out of the shadows and speaking up—quite publicly. Several friends have asked me, “What do you...
View ArticleMarking Anniversaries…The Happy and the Sad
By Lisa Manterfield March is a funny old month for me. It’s filled with all kinds of anniversaries, both happy and sad. March is the month I lost my dad (sad) and, later, my stepdad (also sad). March...
View ArticleWhiny Wednesday: Pity
Last year I asked you to share topic ideas for Whiny Wednesday. Quite a few of you were glad to oblige. Thanks for the great ideas. So, this week’s Whiny Wednesday topic is: Other People’s Pity As...
View ArticleMs. Cellophane
By Lisa Manterfield Have you ever been around people who behave as if you can’t possibly know anything about life because you don’t have children? I’m sure that all of us have heard the old chestnuts,...
View ArticleWhiny Wednesday: Unfair Expectations
It’s Whiny Wednesday, your opportunity to rant on a theme. This week’s topic has been brought up by several readers: Feeling that you’re expected to carry a disproportionate responsibility for the care...
View ArticleWhiny Wednesday: Why Don’t You Just Adopt?
Happy New Year! Welcome back. I hope you survived the holidays and found a way to celebrate in your own way. I’m kicking off this year’s Whiny Wednesday with a hot topic and I’d love to hear your...
View ArticleWhiny Wednesday: Pity
Last year I asked you to share topic ideas for Whiny Wednesday. Quite a few of you were glad to oblige. Thanks for the great ideas. So, this week’s Whiny Wednesday topic is: Other People’s Pity As...
View ArticleMs. Cellophane: Feeling Invisible
By Lisa Manterfield Have you ever been around people who behave as if you can’t possibly know anything about life because you don’t have children? I’m sure that all of us have heard the old chestnuts,...
View ArticleWhiny Wednesday: Unfair Expectations
It’s Whiny Wednesday, your opportunity to rant on a theme. This week’s topic has been brought up by several readers: Feeling that you’re expected to carry a disproportionate responsibility for the care...
View ArticleWhiny Wednesday: Why Don’t You Just Adopt?
This is a hot Whiny Wednesday topic and I’m sure you’ve all heard this at some point. I’d love to hear your thoughts: “Why don’t you just adopt?” The post Whiny Wednesday: Why Don’t You Just Adopt?...
View ArticleWhiny Wednesday: Don’t Pity Me
A while ago, I asked you to share topic ideas for Whiny Wednesday. Quite a few of you were glad to oblige. Thanks for the great ideas. If you’d like to suggest a topic, please leave it in the comments...
View ArticleWhiny Wednesday: Baby Names You Never Got to Use
This week’s Whiny Wednesday topic is a tough one. Baby names you never got to use As always, you’re free to vent on your own topic, too. The post Whiny Wednesday: Baby Names You Never Got to Use...
View ArticleOur Stories: Melek
As told to Kathleen Guthrie Woods “It’s really hard to admit that one is suffering from not having children,” Melek* writes. “It’s like admitting being lonely. There is an amount of shame in this.” She...
View ArticleIt Got Me Thinking…About The Pity Face
By Kathleen Guthrie Woods I was in a really good place. That particular day, I had been feeling optimistic about my future, about my Plan B, about my life without babies. Then someone asked me “Do you...
View ArticleChildless and Invisible
By Lisa Manterfield Have you ever been around people who behave as if you can’t possibly know anything about life because you don’t have children? I’m sure that all of us have heard the old chestnuts,...
View ArticleWhiny Wednesday: Why Don’t You Just Adopt?
This is a hot Whiny Wednesday topic and I’m sure you’ve all heard this at some point. I’d love to hear your thoughts: “Why don’t you just adopt?” The post Whiny Wednesday: Why Don’t You Just Adopt?...
View ArticleWhiny Wednesday: Baby Names You Never Got to Use
This week’s Whiny Wednesday topic is a tough one. Baby names you never got to use As always, you’re free to vent on your own topic, too. The post Whiny Wednesday: Baby Names You Never Got to Use...
View ArticleIt Got Me Thinking…About Pity vs Empathy
By Kathleen Guthrie Woods I was in a really good place. That particular day, I had been feeling optimistic about my future, about my Plan B, about my life without babies. Then someone asked me “Do you...
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