No Kids, No Limits: Celebrating a Different Kind of Legacy
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Dodging Conscription: From DINK to Triple Kids in South Korea
We often hear that children are the future. They are the ones who are going to take over the reins and continue the human race. However, South Korea seems to be taking this a tad too literally, considering a rather interesting approach to tackle the plummeting birth rates. The proposition is simple and blunt: sire…
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Airplanes, Markers, and Toddlers: Confronting Parental Choices on Public Decorum
Air travel: an arena where human etiquette and common sense are often tested, and unfortunately, not always pass with flying colors. Enter, stage left, a well-meaning mother who recently shared her ‘real-life advice’ on Instagram, sparking an inflight turbulence of a different kind: toddler chaos at 35,000 feet. A scene that might make one long…
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The Fertile Ground of Inequality: Birthing low-wage Workers for America’s Future
Ah, the sweetness of liberty and the fragrance of freedom! Unless, of course, you’re a woman living in the newly invigorated landscape of the American uterus legislature. Then, freedom might just take on a bit of a metallic taste. As per the new tune being sung in 14 states following the Supreme Court’s decision to…
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Sleeping In and Other Delights: A Childfree Sunday Tale
Welcome, brave navigator traversing a world obsessed with mini-humans, to this haven of undisturbed weekend snoozes. If you’ve clicked on this article, chances are you belong to the splendid society of the voluntarily childfree – a group that proudly proclaims, “Yes, I’m childfree, and yes, I enjoy a luxurious lie-in on Sundays!” Let’s take a…
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Parenthood Decision: Why Children Aren’t Relationship Band-Aids
It’s a tale as old as time: a couple, fraught with marital issues, decide to add a tiny human into the mix, believing this will magically mend their fractured relationship. This theory, which seems to have been plucked from some fairy tale, posits that a baby will serve as the ‘marital glue’ that binds them…
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Breeders, Take Notice: Pets are not Baby-steps to Parenthood
Isn’t it interesting how people transition from sharing adorable videos of their pets on social media to posting baby scans and gender reveal parties? The process that unfolds between these two life stages can be quite revealing. This is when the so-called responsible adults decide to trade their fur babies for actual babies. It’s like…
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Childfree and Loving It: Lessons from Malcolm in the Middle
“Malcolm in the Middle” is a beloved sitcom that humorously presents the mayhem that accompanies raising a large, eccentric family. Amidst the laughter, however, one cannot help but glean the persuasive argument against having children. Here are some life lessons from the Wilkerson family that you might want to consider before embarking on the parenting…
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Is Childfree a sin?
Welcome, fellow black sheep of the Good Shepherd’s flock! In the expanse of the Christian community, we are a breed often seen with bemused eyes. Our lifestyle choice invites perplexed questions, raised eyebrows, and yes, the occasional tut-tutting. So today, we gather here to have a chuckle over one weighty question, “Is choosing to be…
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Kids as Retirement Plans? Debunking the Popular Myth
The Symphony of Intrusive Questions “Who will take care of you when you get old?” “Won’t you be all alone?” Ah, the symphony of concern that often greets the ears of those who have chosen to be child-free. If you have found yourself on the receiving end of these intrusive, yet somewhat misguided questions, you…
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Raising Eyebrows, Not Kids: A Childfree Woman’s Comical Confrontations
Ever been given a not-so-subtle suggestion that you should have children during a conversation with a family member, friend, or even a casual acquaintance? If you’re a woman who has chosen a childfree lifestyle, chances are you’ve faced this situation a time or two. The notion that womanhood is somehow defined by the capacity to…
