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Running Shoes

Posted on: April 9, 2014 Last updated on: May 1, 2019 Written by: admin Comments: 0
I just ordered a new pair of running shoes for the first time in about 4 years. Exciting news, right? Not really, but it did get me thinking about why its been so long. You see, when Amy and I…
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Princeton Mom Susan Patton(-tly) Crazy

Posted on: March 14, 2014 Last updated on: May 1, 2019 Written by: admin Comments: 0
We have our first guest post on Lance’s Rants! Yep, today Amy steps up to the mic to drop her two cents on the musings of wack job Susan Patton. Without further ado, enjoy! ~ Lance Susan Patton-tly Crazy In a fit…
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To The People Who Seem Unable to Behave Like Adults

Posted on: March 7, 2014 Last updated on: May 1, 2019 Written by: admin Comments: 0
I like a good parent on parent brawl as well as the next childfree person, but when I read blogger Dad On The Run‘s recent post To The Person Who Left My Sister This Unbelievably Judgmental Letter I wept for humanity. Why? Because everything…
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Losing a Friend

Posted on: February 28, 2014 Last updated on: May 1, 2019 Written by: admin Comments: 0
I wrote this for Marcia Drut-Davis, a childfree trailblazer, a while back. Thanks for allowing me to re-post! If you don’t already, you should follow Marcia at her blog, Facebook page, and on Twitter. Without further ado… Losing a Friend I have to admit……
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Childfree & Still Raising Other Peoples Barns

Posted on: February 19, 2014 Last updated on: May 1, 2019 Written by: admin Comments: 0
A barn raising is an event in which members of a farming community band together to, ahem, raise a barn. Technically it could be to repair an existing barn as well, so there you go. It’s not all in the name. Anywho,…
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Chris Jeub – Master of Debate or Logical Fallacy?

Posted on: January 30, 2014 Last updated on: May 1, 2019 Written by: admin Comments: 0
Amy has already done a most excellent, and kindly, job of eviscerating the particulars of hexadecadad™ Chris Jeub’s recent blog post deriding the “Child Free Ideology” as he puts it. So why am I writing more on this you ask? Well, I just…
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Getting Parents on Board the Childfree Bus

Posted on: January 22, 2014 Last updated on: May 1, 2019 Written by: admin Comments: 0
So, a few days ago Amy posted a link to a news article on our Facebook page. The article summarizes research findings on the relative happiness of parents vs. the childless. The study in question had some interesting findings: “…childless couples have happier marriages…
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dooce.com Drops a Deuce on the Childfree

Posted on: October 25, 2013 Last updated on: May 1, 2019 Written by: admin Comments: 0
A couple of days ago the Google delivered a blog post to me from dooce.com with the intriguing title Wait until this gets picked up in a childfree by choice forum. Of course I had to read it. Summary The post…
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Newsflash! Childfree Man Doesn’t Hate Kids!

Posted on: October 19, 2013 Last updated on: May 1, 2019 Written by: admin Comments: 0
If you follow this childfree thing much at all you quickly realize that there are a multitude of reasons for why people choose not procreate. There are the kid haters, the world savers, the hedonists, the volunteers, and the ‘I’m…
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Childfree – Who Gets the Label?

Posted on: September 11, 2013 Last updated on: May 1, 2019 Written by: admin Comments: 0
Rachel’s post about going from childless to childfree sure generated a lot of commentary, both here on the blog and on Facebook in various childfree groups where I posted it. If you haven’t read it yet, please do…we’ll be here when you get…
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CHILDFREE BY CHOICE: Survey Says!

Reviews of Childfree by Choice: The Movement Redefining Family and Creating a New Age of Independence are rolling in, and we’re pleased as punch to see that folks are enjoying the book! Freelance reviewer Terri Schlichenmeyer (AKA The Bookworm Sez) wrote a…
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It’s a… BOOK!

Introducing Childfree by Choice, due June 11!
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{childfree} manifesto

This is our manifesto; what we’re {not} having a baby! is all about. We hope you like it! If you do, get your own copy here! Special thanks to [Expert Enough] for inspiring our manifesto. Imitation being the sincerest form…
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To My Galentines, With Love

As a 40-something year old woman, I’ve been around for enough years to have enjoyed my share of friendships. Some were short-lived but intense, like the sort made at summer camp when you find your soulmate during orientation and then…
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Follow Your Instincts

by Emma Clarkson So, how was your 2017? Absolutely nuts, you say? Madder than a bag of spiders, you say? The worst time of your entire life … but hey, 2018 is gonna be your year – you can just…
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