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I am already fulfilled with my existing "children"

spiralmama — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:10:26 -0600

I have two rescued dogs of my own and a revolving stream of foster dogs and cats who bring me endless joy and fulfillment. I also have a maternal protective feeling toward all the wildlife and plants and ecosystems on the planet, and have no desire to bring an additional human into a world that already has so many. One more human means less space more danger of extinction for my existing family, and a good mother would not expose her family to these risks.

Hi there - I'm in my late

FleurDeLis — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 01:18:43 -0500

Hi there -

I'm in my late twenties and have never wanted children. Though I don't post about it all the time, my blog is angieoneal.com.

Take care!
Angie

Like Elisa, I live it but don't blog it.

debra roby — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 11:16:54 -0600

I am childless by choice, having gone as far as having my tubes tied in my 20s. But I don't blog about it. It's just a part of who I am. I am not a mother... but I'm also not pro athelete and not a chef, not a gamer, not a political hot-shot, not a whole lot of things. And I rarely blog about what I'm not. So while as a woman I fit this group, as a blogger I don't.

Debra
A Stitch In Time
Deb's Daily Distractions

I wouldn't look for the Childfree in a "Mommies" Category

Angry_Grrl — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 09:35:13 -0600

I'm childfree by choice and have been for over two decades now. It's one of many topics I discuss on my blog. I would not feel comfortable in a category dominated by mommies, because I don't share so many of their life experiences. "Mommy and Family" is off-putting to me and is definitely NOT where I'd go on a search for childfree women's blogs.

Angry Grrl

Probably plenty like me...

Elisa Camahort — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 10:51:47 -0600

I am childfree by choice. Never wanted them ever. And despite the number of people who were sure I'd change my mind, I never did. It's funny how many people ask about the kid thing now that i've recently gotten married. I start out by saying that I'm 43, so you know, that horse has left the barn, but I'm amazed at the number of people who think 43 is a perfectly reasonable time to start procreating. So, then I have to really specify: no thanks, not interested.

All that being said: I don't blog about the issue. Now, this is part of the not blogging about many aspects of my personal and family life. My personal blog doesn't run to the intensely personal, if you know what I mean.

So, I don't even know if I fit into a category of Childfree Women Bloggers, because it's not at all a topic I cover or discuss.

Elisa Camahort
BlogHer
elisa@blogher.org

That's the way to do it

Denise — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 10:27:26 -0600

I'm guessing you saw my comment in the thread where I talked about our invisible sub-topics and the use of "free tagging". I'm thrilled and I really hope you and many other childfree women will blog on BlogHer and take advantage of free tagging.

:-)

~Denise
BlogHer Community Manager

Fast Times @ Homeschool High & Flamingo House Happenings

Tags: Non-Traditional Families, Childfree, Childless by Choice

Purple Woman — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 09:54:36 -0600

Hi Denise,
Thanks so much for your comment.

I really think you are right. I was advised to make use of BlogHer's tags in the meantime. I plan to start cross posting on my chosen topic (it's all about choice ladies), on this site, and I plan to tag as above!

BTW, we just hosted a Purple Women Count Day on November 15th from our blog. We learned that childfree women would like to read other childfree women bloggers, so we plan to create our own PW Blogroll.

Be well,

Teri Tith
Creator & Contributing Editor
Purple Women & Friends

Life

Denise — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 05:23:45 -0500

Life would be the section I'd drop my childfree blog into first - If I had a childfree blog, that is. Then, if I wrote about family on my blog then I'd also fit into Mommy & Family - that "& family" part means "AND" family - all sorts of family. BlogHer doesn't attempt to define what a family is.

:-)

~Denise
Fast Times @ Homeschool High & Flamingo House Happenings

Childfree Women Bloggers

Purple Woman — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 20:01:45 -0500

Are you out there? Are you ready to stand up and be counted? We are sometimes hard to categorize, some of us don't even self-identify as being childfree, or childless by choice -- yet we have no intention of having children. Some single gals simply haven't decided yet.

No offense to the Moms here, but we are family members too (families of two) and we do own pets, in fact, our pets are often called "child-substitutes"! Do we fit in the Mommy & Family & Pets section, or Gender and Feminism? A tight squeeze either way.

If you are a member of BlogHer, or own a blog, and are childfree, please leave a comment here.

I run a blog by, for, and about women who are childfree. We keep it clean and we keep it topical. We often have a hard time fitting into categories that others create for us. We are simply Women Without Children, not the majority for sure.

Teri Tith
Creator & Contributing Editor
Purple Women & Friends