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Childfree discussion on Good Morning America

Josie — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 13:38:29 +0000

A clip from Good Morning America in which the childfree movement is discussed.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlrGhzEG2DI

Pure Oxygen: Childfree by choice

Josie — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 13:13:37 +0000

In this video of a program called Pure Oxygen Madelyn Cain, author of The Childless Revolution: What It Means to Be Childless Today and two childfree choicers are interviewed.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0JKSY_2pcY

A new acronym for the childfree movement…GINK!

Josie — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 12:59:28 +0000

I came across an exciting article on Grist.org today entitled Say it loud: I’m childfree and I’m proud. The article covers many of the standard reasons the childfree have chosen to remain that way but with more of a focus on the ecological benefits. GINK as defined by author Lisa Hymas stands for green inclinations, no kids. With the renewed focus in the last few years on the environment and ‘green’ living this may work as a more effective explanation for the nagging questions we all get about why on earth we don’t want children of our own. Any movement on that front is greatly appreciated, if being a GINK is more acceptable than being a DINK or a SINK count me in!

Will the real child-free movement please stand up?

Josie — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 22:07:10 +0000

Erica Noonan is the mother of two young children and wrote “Will the real child-free movement please stand up?” in which she addresses something that happened on her discussion board pertaining to the “Bratfree” chat board community. The point is not what happened but what she said in response. I definitely think it’s worth a read because she makes some excellent points about some people in the childfree community.

I understand that some people really do hate children and they have a right to their personal preferences but this is not the entire childfree community. I think the childfree community gets such a bad reception particularly because of this type of anger. This is a big part of why I started this site, to explain that people who have made the choice to be childfree are not all hateful angry people. We don’t cheer when children are harmed or killed or hate parents. I have a great deal of respect for good parents. As long as parents respect my choice to not have children I will respect their choice to reproduce. That being said there’s nothing wrong with having a place to vent the frustrations we have with screaming children, pressures to reproduce and the like either.

SINKs on CNN

Josie — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:19:44 +0000

Recently I came across an article about the childfree couples who have made the choice to also have a single income, or only one working spouse. The article is interesting and the comments provide an interesing perspective from how “normal” people view the unusual arrangement.

No kids, no jobs for growing number of wives.

Third Try’s A Charm?

Josie — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:52:02 +0000

Ok here we go again with a relaunch of childfreechoice.org. First we were childfreechoice.com then we became childfreechoice.org but with the same site and goals. This time we’re starting from scratch. We’re going to try something different and hopefully, this time, actually be a good little webmaster and keep it updated and all that jazz. What we hope to be is a resource for the childfree community and a launching point to get like-minded individuals connected. Being a childfree person in a world of breeders can feel pretty lonely and maybe, hopefully, this site will provide a little corner of the world where we can come together and discuss the things that matter to us.

Thanks for visiting and we hope to see you back soon!