Guess what the big celebrity news is right now? Heidi Klum strutting her glorious post-baby bod down the Victoria's Secret catwalk. See, ladies - it's just like they always tell us - pregnancy and childbirth is the best thing a woman can do. It makes her BETTER. It makes her more beautiful. It makes her sexier and more glamorous. You can have all the babies you want and still be a hot chick -
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Just Your Typical Mom
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An Easy $300
16 Nov 2009 | 12:44 pmIn 1992 I was 26 years old and already certain I did not want to have children. At this point, hubby and I were still dating and only a year or two into our relationship and I counted my lucky stars at my good fortune in finding a man who was on the same page concerning children. We were excitedly planning our future together, saving for a house and in the early stages of talking about getting -
9 Silly Things People Say When they Hear you don't want Kids
12 Nov 2009 | 2:00 amThis article by Liz Langley is so awesome, I just have to share it with you. Thanks, CFVixen, for forwarding.9 Silly Things People Say When They Hear You Don't Want Kids (and Ways to Counter Them) -
Meeting CF Folks
5 Nov 2009 | 11:50 amToday I thought I would pose a question to all of you: how do you meet other childfree folks? I don't know about you, but my experience has been that most of the childfree people I connect with are on-line, through sites like this, or discussion boards or other places where I am not likely to meet them in person.In "real life" I know very few people who define themselves as "childfree". I know -
Childfree Celebrity Spotlight: Renee Zellweger
27 Oct 2009 | 9:34 amActress Renee Zellweger enjoys being an aunt, but perceives parenthood as a form of slavery."Motherhood has never been an ambition. I don't think like that. I never have expectations like, 'When I'm 19 I'm going to do this, and by the time I've hit 25 I'm going to do that'. I just take things as they come, each day at a time, and if things happen then all well and good.""My brother has two
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Like It Is
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Childfree – I want a Child and That’s all That Matters…
11 Nov 2009 | 1:51 pmDoes the fact that someone is childfree merit such a lack of respect between partners? I’m thinking especially of this thread On Men, Kidults and Not wanting kids where, among other things we’ve read how somehow wanting a child seems to be more important than anything else, certainly more important than the other partner and the relationship. And [...] -
What You Need To Know About the Childfree
27 Oct 2009 | 7:55 pmActually, I prefer a totally different term. Childfree people, or, if you like, childfree men and women. Despite the blogs, internet forums and the 21st century, there is still a good dose of ignorance about childfree people. I was thinking about this today and among other things thought that it would make for slightly different post. One [...] -
Childfree? Noisy Kids Upstairs? You May Be Asked to Suck it Up
12 Oct 2009 | 7:02 pmMy thanks to a reader, (let’s call her “Sally”) who sent in this very interesting article and link. As the Sally says, it’s probably not unique to the childfree. I’ve made few if any changes to it because it didn’t need any changes. So anyone who thinks it’s “whining” just look away now and don’t read on. I [...] -
Kids Love Parents Unconditionally, Even as Adults. Seriously?
30 Sep 2009 | 8:45 pmI mean, seriously? My readers have done it again. Thank for sending me what has to be one of the more ridiculous posts I’ve read in a while. Keep the links coming everyone…they are much appreciated because they invariably make for great discussions. On to this week’s find. What’s ridiculous about the 40 Reasons to have kids (apart from [...] -
Childfree – Recognise The Referendum?
20 Sep 2009 | 9:38 pmThe Referendum It’s late, however I just had to get this post up on the blog. It was sent to me by a reader of Like It Is and like all the great links sent to me I’d have missed it otherwise. So thank you… all of you who send me link to very interesting stories [...]
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Childfree Clique
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OMFG WTF IS THIS?
3 Nov 2009 | 3:05 pmI don't know if anyone else frequents the humor blog STFU Parents, but let me tell you, sometimes there are things on this site that even I can't handle.As a new user of Facebook, I haven't yet had the pleasure of coming across EXTREME parental over-share but let me tell you something- if I ever see some shit like this or anything that even holds a candle to this bullshit- I am not only deleting the offender from my friend list, I am excommunicating the motherfucker from my entire life.Really. What kind of sick bastard would post some ill shit like this on the goddamned internet??? You… -
Pregnancy Does NOT Entitle You To Premier Parking!
12 Oct 2009 | 7:37 pmI've only been on Facebook for a month and ALREADY it's proving itself to be more of an annoyance than what I need in my life.Here's the story. I posted a camera phone picture of an annoying sign in my local grocer's parking lot that states "Expectant Mom Parking" and added the caption: "While, I'd never park in a traditional handicap accessible parking space, I DO park here quite regularly, because pregnancy is not a fucking handicap and you should not get special parking spot for having sex!".Because really, if sex is the standard for premier parking, my own sexual history should more than… -
You're Now In The "Momfia", Let The Chorus of "It's So Worth It" Begin
1 Oct 2009 | 8:48 pmMy BFF delivered her kid a few days ago and so far, she seems to be happy and handling motherhood fairly well.But again, she's only like 6 days into this thing so who knows...Of course, every Facebook update she posts is filled with fucktons of baby pictures and updates on the kid, which I guess I expected, but as a person totally unmoved by infants, I still find it all to be pretty snooze inducing. I mean how many pictures can you take of a newborn? They look the fucking same in every photo! They have two facial expressions at this age, "crying face" and "blank face". I mean, really.In any… -
My Health Insurance is Anti-Childfree...How Bout Yours?
9 Sep 2009 | 8:23 pmAfter much deliberation, I recently decided to switch birth control methods.After talking over some options with my gynecologist, I decided that maybe I wanted to give Mirena a try.I knew that there were risks. For instance, it's implanted in your uterus and is often harder to insert in women who haven't had children. Also, there is a higher risk of the device being expelled from an "unused" uterus. My doctor advised me that since a woman's uterus is ALWAYS enlarged by pregnancy, women who have not been pregnant are more susceptible to problems.Sure this, along with the possibility of pain… -
If Adoption Were Free...Wouldn't Breeders Still IVF It?
26 Aug 2009 | 7:55 pmI was privy to some conversation the other day between two of the women I work with regarding one's struggle to conceive and heard one express a sentiment I have heard MANY times...."IVF is cheaper than adoption so we're going with that."This has been talked about a lot lately...just google "IVF vs. Adoption" and a plethora of shit comes up.Supposedly, IVF costs up to $15k but private adoptions can cost between $20 and $25k.Hmph, well fostering a kid is FREE if you really want one that bad. Hell, they pay YOU to take the kid, not vice versa!How come we never hear THAT?Sarcasm aside, last I…
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I hope this moo gets jailed (warning animal cruelty)
19 Nov 2009 | 11:10 amA mother of seven is accused of running a house of horrors for pets at her suburban Long Island home, forcing her children to help torture them and burying at least 20 dogs in her backyard - animals neighbors now fear were beloved pets that mysteriously disappeared over the years. This slimy stinking cunt deserves an agonsing death comparable to that which countless pets suffered at her hands- -
Mother charged with 50k benefit fraud
19 Nov 2009 | 3:27 amYes, £50,000! This is the moo who swanned off on a 6-month holiday (and now we know how she could afford it) to Goa where she left her 15-year old daughter in the care of a "tour guide" to take the rest of the family travelling. Daughter was murdered - ironically during the same period of time that the moo was claiming income support for. -
Moo says it's a cafe, not a creche
18 Nov 2009 | 10:11 pmFrom today's Daily Mail http://www.dailymail.co.u...he-leave-brats-home.html I left a comment, will check back later to see if it's been published. Carol -
Yuck!!!!
17 Nov 2009 | 10:30 amFrom the BBC Sport Quotes of the Week: I will fly to the Balkans to meet with a female doctor who helped (PSV Eindhoven midfielder) Danko Lazovic.She is vague about her methods, but I know she massages you using fluid from a placenta." Robin van Persie is hoping his career will be reborn after damaging ankle ligaments while playing for the Netherlands against Italy. So Robin is not put off by... -
For the animal lovers amongst us........ You'll love this
16 Nov 2009 | 6:50 pmhttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1228267/Best-welcome-home-EVER-excited-pet-dog-greets-soldier-Afghanistan.html The Youtube footage is at the end of the article. It is a lovely moment.....
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Childfree News
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No Kids? I boycott your Wedding
9 Nov 2009 | 12:44 pmAnywhere, USA: Dear Prudie,I am having some trouble with my son, "Charlie". This past spring, he got married. He and his bride decided to exclude my other son's children, two boys aged 6 and 9, from their wedding festivities. We are a close-knit family, and this was very disappointing to his nephews. I tried to convince him that his actions were hurtful, but he would not listen. Things were said in anger, and as a result, I and my family chose not to attend the wedding if everyone would not be invited.Since then, he has cut off all communication with us, he won't take or return our calls, and… -
Book Review; Two is Enough
8 Oct 2009 | 4:59 amAuthor defends choice to be childlessLaura S. Scott loves her husband. And that, she says, is enough to sustain a marriage.They don't need children. "Two Is Enough" is the name of her book explaining a couple's guide to living childless by choice."I think I knew very early I didn't want to be a mom," Scott tells me. "I never imagined myself a mom, even as a small child. I never played with dolls. I was 15 when I told my mom, and she suggested things might change with my hormones. Nothing changed."Scott is 47. She's too young to conceive (excuse the pun) the impact the FDA-approved birth… -
a few things that child-free women can't possibly know.
21 Sep 2009 | 5:59 pmNew Mama: From Princess to QueenInevitably someone from the latter camp would fire off the hurtful missive, "You girls don't get it. You don't have kids of your own!"Back then, I disagreed. But now, as I look at all the things my 11-year-old and 6-year-old have taught me, I finally get it. I do know a few things that child-free women can't possibly know. So, what was it that I didn't "get"? And how could I explain to new mothers that they are about to transform into another animal entirely?. . .Speaking of power, I think that's the biggest transformation that a new mother makes -- from your… -
Kids at Cons
14 Sep 2009 | 11:12 amThe Pros and Cons of Bringing Your Kid to a ConMichael and I were brimming with excitement on the drive to Dragon*Con, and for the first time in a year we were child-free. Of course, once we got there, we couldn’t stop talking about our kid and couldn’t help but notice just how many children there were running around the con. Kids in costume, kids on leashes, kids running amok, kids behaving politely, kids not even old enough to careTechnorati Tag: childfree -
Child-free movement: You say 'child-free,' I say 'childless'
28 Aug 2009 | 9:33 amOrlando SentinelMy life would be a lot less full and happy and complete without my children. Here's a short list of what the so-called "child-free" are missing.(I figured I'd tell them since they've never actually walked in the shoes of a parent, but I've walked in theirs -- for 35 years to be exact. And sorry, no, nieces and nephew aren't the same as having your own kids.)And a response.Online (and sometimes off) there is often tension between child-free zealots and passionate (some would say overly-passionate) parents. . . .One part of the child-free analysis often comes down to a…
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Childfree Pet Parents
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Curry faces!
21 Nov 2009 | 12:52 pmI got a new camera last night and Curry is less than thrilled with it. Can't say I don't blame him, he does have the largest album of all my photos on Facebook. I'm pretty sure I take more pictures of my cat than some of my friends do of their kids, which makes me giggle.Plus I got a great one the other day of him "yelling" at his daddy.He's actually yawning in this one, but I got it at just the right time. Look at his fangs! -
Rat bedding, and what rats can do to it.
13 Nov 2009 | 1:09 pmSo, I noticed that my surviving rats tend to have little sneezing fits while in their cage, but it almost completely stops after they've been out of the cage for at least an hour. So I thought that I was using a dusty bedding (it was a Carefresh knock-off, which I recently read is ridiculously dusty for paper-based bedding), and decided to switch to Eco Bedding.Excuse the shaky photography, I'm not exactly steady before breakfast.At least they saved some in the corner for their potty.Enjoying their new nest, I see.They filled it to the roof!I'm wondering if I should supplement the cage with… -
Order up! Self Loathing is Today's Special
13 Nov 2009 | 11:27 amI'm one of those idiots that know I don't want kids, have the whole farm in my dining room yet have been dating someone with kids for the last, oh god, almost two years. I guess you have to be dragged through the ringer with other persons that you tell yourself the two little butts aren't going to bother you.And we moved in. Oh crap. I just put my guinea pig, Cici down last night. His kid kept wanting to play with me while I was on the phone with the vet about her condition. She cried when I wouldn't play with her and put the guinea pig in the carrier, none the wiser that my baby was in bad… -
Flowers for Algernon
10 Nov 2009 | 6:18 pmI titled this because my rat, who is named Algernon after the short story character, had to be put down today. She had been struggling with an unknown disease that first made her back legs weak, and then this morning I found her in a coma. It didn't take long until she started to have difficulty breathing as her body started to shut down, so my fiance and I made the decision to end her suffering.I decided to go to class anyway, even though I kept trying to keep from losing myself, knowing that she won't be there to greet me at the front of her cage when I got back. Now… -
9 Nov 2009 | 4:36 pm
9 Nov 2009 | 4:36 pmHey, I'm a new member here, my name is Bethany and I am 18. I know people tell me that's a little young to decide to be childfree, but when I realized I didn't have to have kids, I was actually relieved. I cannot see myself ever having kids, but I can see myself having dogs for the rest of my life. I grew up around them, we own four now, and at one time, we actually owned seven. I am planning on going to school to be a vet tech, purely to work with dogs. :)The dog in the house that is strictly mine is Annabelle. She is a 3-year old Basset hound I got for free from an animal shelter. No one…
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Happily Childfree
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MomsRising=Parents Deserve Special Rights!
30 Oct 2009 | 4:13 pmA rather reasonable friend of mine, who has kids but I wouldn’t consider a “breeder,” mentioned something about the website “MomsRising” to me recently. I’ve heard mention of it a couple of times before, but never checked it out, for fear it was one of those breederiffic mommy-feel-good websites. But when this reasonable friend mentioned it, I thought I might check it out. Contrary to popular belief, I don’t hate everything parent/kid related, and I actually clicked the link thinking I’d find something to rave about. That was a mistake. It is a… -
Looking for NaNoWriMo writing buddies?
27 Oct 2009 | 4:20 pmSlightly off topic, but anyone NaNoWriMo-ing this year? Some of you may not have heard of NaNoWriMo. It’s a project to get amateur writers who claim “someday I’m going to write a novel” to start writing one. You start a fresh novel idea November 1st and the goal is to reach 50,000 words by the end of the month — about 1700 words a day. To give you an idea of how many words 1700 is, it’s not quite three pages in MS Word (single spaced). NaNoWriMo is on the honor system, so you can cheat if you want, but what’s the point? All you get is a certificate. -
Woot! Hate Mail!
19 Oct 2009 | 4:11 pmThat Daddy Blogger that I linked to last week and his people are still not over it (*eyeroll*) so now I got this trolling email. Which is fine but it’s such obvious trolls it takes all the fun out of it. I just wish I could get some GOOD hate mail. It’s been slow around here lately and it makes me sad. The email itself is clearly an obvious troll, but even before I got to that, I knew it was a troll. This rocket scientist set up his email headers to say his name is “Pete Jergen” but when writing emails, he forgets all about this, so instead he signs his email as… -
Two Is Enough: A Couple’s Guide to Living Childless by Choice
16 Oct 2009 | 11:59 amI just added a new childfree book to my Childfree Reading List: Two Is Enough: A Couple’s Guide to Living Childless by Choice by Laura S. Scott “In Two Is Enough, Laura S. Scott examines the most compelling motives to remain childfree and the decisionmaking process, exploring the growing trend of childlessness through her own story and those of others who have made this choice.” It just came out so I haven’t read it yet, so I can’t review it, but if any of you have, let us know what you think! Click here to read more about it on amazon.com (You don’t have… -
Mommies Buy Useless Crap
16 Oct 2009 | 9:40 amThis is probably the dumbest thing I’ve heard of in a while and yet mommies are ga-ga over it. It’s The Shandle. No wonder people with kids are broke – they’ll buy anything that other mommies tell them is the “in” thing to buy, no matter how useless. (Admittedly this is a cheap piece of shit at $7 each, but I’d bet they’d still buy it if it was $100 a pop, as long as they thought it would make them look like “good” mommies.) What is the Shandle, you ask? It’s some useless piece of plastic you stick to the toilet seat to help kids…
