Lauren Sandler is the author of the recent Time cover story, The Childfree Life. Amy and I were fortunate to meet Lauren on the set of the the Katie Couric show a couple of weeks ago. We hit it off with…
Childfree – Who Gets the Label?
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…
From Childless to Childfree
Some of you may remember that I had a little issue on Twitter a few weeks back. In the course of having the abbreviated conversation that Twitter allows, I inadvertently insulted several childless people. This exchange, along with some other bits and…
The Not So Miraculous Miracle of Birth
So, one pervasive feature of our child-worshiping culture is this notion of “The Miracle of Birth” which quickly transitions into children themselves being miracles. I’m kind of a stickler for defining terms and then not letting people redefine them for…
Offending the Childless in 140 Characters or Less
I have to be honest – I don’t get Twitter. And not in a Andy Rooney curmudeonly, luddite “I don’t like anything new” sort of way. I’m a relatively tech-savvy guy. I’ve written code and managed enterprise software products. I’ve…
“Time’s ‘childfree’ assertion ridiculous”. Really?
So, I was going through our daily deluge of childfree Google Alerts when I stumbled on a little editorial on a site called codyenterprise.com. It’s written by Darian Dudrick who is listed as the managing editor. For those who care, this is a…
Childfree – A Guy’s Perspective
A quick note: this is an update and expansion of a guest post I wrote for The Childless by Choice Blog. A big thanks to Laura Scott for letting me re-use it! Guys & Dolls Since I’ve become more involved in…
Childfree Decision – A Guy’s Perspective
A quick note: this is an update and expansion of a guest post I wrote for The Childless by Choice Blog. A big thanks to Laura Scott for letting me re-use it! Guys & Dolls Since I’ve become more involved in…
“Soooo… it’s just going to be you two?”
So, watch the following video, if you will… <<VIDEO NO LONGER AVAILABLE. DEPICTED INTERVIEW WITH LAUREN SANDLER, AUTHOR OF “HAVING IT ALL WITHOUT HAVING KIDS” (TIME MAGAZINE 2013) AND A SCENE FROM SEX & THE CITY 2 DURING WHICH CARRIE…
Flying… with Children
So, earlier this year, I got an awesome opportunity consulting for a company based in Greece. As part of the gig, they flew me to their headquarters in Athens to work with their staff for a week. This did not suck.…