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5 Things NOT to Say to the Childfree

5/25/12 11:05am by lauracarroll
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I was recently interviewed for an article in womansday on what not to say to the childfree. Writer Charlotte Lavala asked me about "cringe-worthy" things women can say to their childfree woman friends. I gave her a boatload of ideas, and a couple landed in the article. Here is more of what I told her:1. Asking, "Is/Are your ______ ok with you not wanting kids?" Fill in "husband" or "parents" or "grandparents".  Read more >

The "Breeder" Shoe on the Other Foot

5/16/12 11:11am by lauracarroll
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Check out this post on The Childfree Life. What poster "selfishwoman" experienced exemplifies what can happen when people make assumptions, and why some childfree can get criticized for "breeder" talk....  Read more >

Minnesota Public Radio's Poll on the Societal Impact of Children

5/9/12 2:24pm by lauracarroll
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I had the pleasure to be on Minnesota Public Radio recently along with Bryan Caplan, the author of Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids.  Read more >

Unintentional Insults on the Childless & Childfree

5/2/12 10:14am by lauracarroll
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On the topic of what not to say to childfree friends (and why), I recently saw this article by blogger Nicole Ciomelc about one of the worst bingoes the childfree and childless in particular can get. It puts a spotlight on how the childfree and the childless have the experience of unintentional insults in common.  Read more >

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Full Name
Laura Carroll
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January 2010
About Me: 

Laura is a nonfiction writer, editor and blogger.  She is the author of The Baby Matrix: Why Freeing Our Minds From Outmoded Thinking About Parenthood & Reproduction Will Create a Better World,  and Families of Two: Interviews With Happily Married Couples Without Children by Choice. Find her at LiveTrue Books, her book site that features nonfiction that relates to what it means to "live true." She's an expert on the choice not to have children, and talks about this topic and beyond at the blog La Vie Childfree.   Laura’s expertise is in communications, psychology and the behavioral sciences, and helps professionals from all walks of life with their communications goals.

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