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The home for stories about not having children, whether by choice or circumstance.
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Medium Day 2024 Here We Come
Medium Day 2024 Here We Come
Oh, and Life Without Children is now part of the Medium Boost Program
Ali Hall
Aug 2
Life Without Children — August Writing Prompt
Life Without Children — August Writing Prompt
Celebrating the childfree — 1st of August is International Childfree Day
Ali Hall
Jul 31
Confessions of a Cheerfully Childfree Mentor
Confessions of a Cheerfully Childfree Mentor
A teen’s curiosity about my childless life sparked an unexpected conversation
Neela 🌶️
Aug 8
My Stake, Your Stake, What’s the Price of a Stake?
My Stake, Your Stake, What’s the Price of a Stake?
Don’t we all have a stake in the future?
Sarah Lazarz
Aug 6
Deranged Childless Women, Unite!
Deranged Childless Women, Unite!
Never underestimate the power of childless women
Alice Cutler
Aug 5
I’m the Witch
I’m the Witch
Or so I was taught by fairy tales
Colleen Addison
Jul 29
Are You Really Worried About Birth Rates, or Just Racist?
Are You Really Worried About Birth Rates, or Just Racist?
Pronatalism as a cover for Great Replacement Theory
Matt Mason
Jul 26
Why the Crazy Cat Lady Stereotype Is Especially Problematic for Women Without Children
Why the Crazy Cat Lady Stereotype Is Especially Problematic for Women Without Children
“Childless cat ladies” comments are just the tip of the iceberg
Charlie Brown
Jul 26
Why Kamala Harris is Being Dragged for Not Having Children
Why Kamala Harris is Being Dragged for Not Having Children
Although if she were a mother, that would be used against her instead
Ali Hall
Jul 24
Men, Stop Telling Childfree Women How Much You Love Fatherhood
Men, Stop Telling Childfree Women How Much You Love Fatherhood
Of course, you do. Parenthood benefits men’s well-being while remaining detrimental to women’s.
Elanor R. L.
Jul 19
Why Some Friendships Survive, Some Thrive, and Some Fade When Children Come Along
Why Some Friendships Survive, Some Thrive, and Some Fade When Children Come Along
Which could be explained by shared trauma and the “ingroup” theory
Ali Hall
Jul 16
I Never Knew How Alienating Infertility Could Be
I Never Knew How Alienating Infertility Could Be
But I found friendships in unexpected places
Alice Cutler
Jul 15
Life Without Children — July Writing Prompt
Life Without Children — July Writing Prompt
It’s all about friendship
Ali Hall
Jul 7
But You’ll Never Know True Love!
But You’ll Never Know True Love!
This might come as a shock to many parents, but not all of us see “true love” as a good thing.
Elanor R. L.
Jul 4
Taylor Swift Is Being Given the Jennifer Aniston Treatment
Taylor Swift Is Being Given the Jennifer Aniston Treatment
Women’s marital and reproductive status does not dictate whether they are good role models
Ali Hall
Jul 1
Will Humanity Go Extinct Because Women Don’t Want To Have Kids Anymore?
Will Humanity Go Extinct Because Women Don’t Want To Have Kids Anymore?
Many Women don’t want kids, so some people who believe civilization will fall if they don’t are trying to force them
Ronke Babajide
Jun 29
Life Without Children — List of Resources
Life Without Children — List of Resources
Complete this form to add your resource, oh and check out our monthly writing prompts… coming soon
Ali Hall
Jun 27
Stop Looking at My Partner When I Say I’ve Never Wanted Children
Stop Looking at My Partner When I Say I’ve Never Wanted Children
Do you think she’s hearing this for the first time?
Matt Mason
Jun 27
Why You Can’t Compromise Over Children — Especially as a Woman
Why You Can’t Compromise Over Children — Especially as a Woman
Children deserve to be desperately wanted and deeply loved
Ali Hall
Jun 26
So, When Are You Having Children?
So, When Are You Having Children?
Six words no woman should ever have to hear
Charlie Brown
Jun 25
Stop Panicking About Falling Birth Rates
Stop Panicking About Falling Birth Rates
If we want a healthy planet, we must embrace a smaller human population.
Nadia Huq
Jun 18
Write with Life Without Children
Write with Life Without Children
Welcome to a safe space for people without children, whether by choice or circumstances
Ali Hall
Jun 16
Are Children the Most Important Thing I Can Contribute to Society?
Are Children the Most Important Thing I Can Contribute to Society?
I never understood whether I wanted children or not until I couldn’t have them anymore
Ronke Babajide
Apr 30
My Mother-In-Law Pressured Me to Have a Baby and Almost Broke Me
My Mother-In-Law Pressured Me to Have a Baby and Almost Broke Me
When will this obsession with reproduction end?
Ali Hall
Apr 16
The Childless Woman Who Soared
The Childless Woman Who Soared
A modern fable and love story to a woman whose time has come.
Nadia Huq
Apr 11
People Panicking About My Fertility Triggered a Crisis in Me
People Panicking About My Fertility Triggered a Crisis in Me
Can we stop acting like motherhood is the only choice for women?
Nadia Huq
Mar 25
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