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I am 55yo and childfree by choice, happily so. And you know what has made that choice possible? My two abortions. feministgiant.com/p/abortion-is-… #Childfree
In 1996, I had an “illegal” abortion in Egypt and in 2000, I had a “legal” abortion in the US.
I use inverted commas because the State can fuck off with its opinions about what I can and can’t do with my uterus.
That control belongs to me.
feministgiant.com/p/abortion-is-… #Childfree
I use inverted commas because the State can fuck off with its opinions about what I can and can’t do with my uterus.
That control belongs to me.
feministgiant.com/p/abortion-is-… #Childfree
I was not raped.
I was not sick.
The pregnancies did not threaten my life.
I did not already have children.
I just did not want to be pregnant.
I did not want to have a child.
And so I had two abortions.
#Childfree
I was not sick.
The pregnancies did not threaten my life.
I did not already have children.
I just did not want to be pregnant.
I did not want to have a child.
And so I had two abortions.
#Childfree
It is good to see articles about being childfree by choice. This one features mostly white people bbc.com/worklife/artic… h/t @rerutled #Childfree
I wrote this essay on being childfree by choice because we need to hear from more women of colour and women from different cultural and faith backgrounds as well as trans men and non-binary people who choose to be childfree. I have my own book planned. feministgiant.com/p/unmothering
I'm happy with the life I have created. I have never wondered what it would have been like to have children.
I say that because we often hear “you’ll regret it when it’s too late.” Well, here I am on the other side -- it is “too late” -- and I am here to say: I do not regret it
I say that because we often hear “you’ll regret it when it’s too late.” Well, here I am on the other side -- it is “too late” -- and I am here to say: I do not regret it
My parents preferred I be happy & make my own life choices. I'm single, never married, #childfree #ChildfreeByChoice & in #menopause. I was free to give my parents (also my family, my family of origin) caregiving help & now I mentor & live an intellectually, emotionally full life
Some people choose to be childfree for environmental reasons (biggest consumers of irreplaceable natural resources are people) some choose childfree because we want to do other things besides have children (it's not about materialism or piling up money, those are billionaires).
Moreover patriarchy & the crushing stereotype of the Perfect Mother are crushing stereotypes by which all girls & women but literally no boys and men are judged. Men almost never volunteer to be primary caregivers to their own children (or their ill or disabled adult relatives).
#Storyhousechildless is back Sat 10 Sep, for a 2nd year after a hugely successful event in 2019.
it's a day of events for people who are #childless and #childfree to come together, make friends, build community and share stories. Thread below 👇
it's a day of events for people who are #childless and #childfree to come together, make friends, build community and share stories. Thread below 👇
The day will involve personal stories, performances and key notes. This event is for people who are #childless and #childfree
If you’re curious to find out more about the inaugural #storyhousechildless read this blog bit.ly/3dtizMt written by @DawnLlewellyn
#CuarentenaCoronavirus día 574:
-Vuelta a la UADER. Me reciben los papeles y en cinco minutos ya me puedo ir.
-Paso por la cantina. Renovada, con muebles propiamente dichos, bien pintado y con un espacio mejor adaptado.
-Sin las patynesas completas no es lo mismo.
-Vuelta a la UADER. Me reciben los papeles y en cinco minutos ya me puedo ir.
-Paso por la cantina. Renovada, con muebles propiamente dichos, bien pintado y con un espacio mejor adaptado.
-Sin las patynesas completas no es lo mismo.
-Hay un acto político opositor cerca de casa. Con parlantes. Dos personas se turnan para hablar, primero un hombre y luego una mujer.
-Se levanta viento fuerte. Según el orador del acto político, es protesta por el actual gobierno.
-El viento se lleva volando el acto.
-Se levanta viento fuerte. Según el orador del acto político, es protesta por el actual gobierno.
-El viento se lleva volando el acto.
#CuarentenaCoronavirus día 575:
-Día ideal para quedarse adentro de casa y hacer meal prep. De pizza y milanesas, porque me han criado bien.
-El carnicero se puso el barbijo pero con la nariz afuera. Al menos tenía el corte que yo quería, pero esa nariz...
-Día ideal para quedarse adentro de casa y hacer meal prep. De pizza y milanesas, porque me han criado bien.
-El carnicero se puso el barbijo pero con la nariz afuera. Al menos tenía el corte que yo quería, pero esa nariz...
I have never wondered what it would have been like to have children. I say that because we often hear “you’ll regret it when it’s too late.” Well, here I am on the other side -- it is “too late” -- and I am here to say: I do not regret it. On being childfree by choice 👇🏽
So threatening is the rejection of heterosexual sex, marriage, and child-rearing--an idea known as 6B4T-- that Chinese feminist groups who have espoused those things were abruptly kicked offline. See this by @LetaHong
politico.com/newsletters/po…
politico.com/newsletters/po…
6B4T originated with South Korea’s radical feminist movement tribuneindia.com/news/archive/w…
First they came for the hipsters. But everyone else was a hipster but me, so I went after the hipsters too.
Then they came for the fat people, but you can't see I'm overweight on my avi, so I'm #FatPeopleHate.
Then they came for the children, arguably the most oppressed people in the planet, but I'm #ChildFree so I vented my hate for them on reddit.
Yes. And, since most editors are/were writers, read their work, too.
I've been writing magazine and newspaper articles about sex & gender for 15+ years. My advice and reminder to all new writers: The people you're pitching are people. Get to know them.
I remember a PR agency once pitched me on a children's book about frogs. Not about sex. Not about gender. Just a general children's book.
A different take? While living on an overpopulated planet with limited resources & orphaned children, choosing to procreate is quite possibly the most selfish thing that anyone could do.
FWIW, I don't actually think that parents are inherently selfish. I also don't think that #childfree people are inherently selfish. The decision to have children or not to have children is personal, and it's not on anyone to make a judgment call either way.
Btw, just because someone doesn't have children of their own doesn't mean they haven't spent a significant portion of their life caring for, financially supporting, and/or raising another human. #Children #childfree
Okay, just watched the playback. Yep, it's lagged. Will tweak that next week. That aside .... NICE!!! Didn't realize how much terrain was covered. Hence, why I watched the replay; needed to remember which links I said I'd drop.
Here we go! Interesting shit for your radar re: #COVID19 and #SexualHealth ...
.@okcupid suggested I should remove my geographic restrictions and talk to sexy people around the world. So, I did. 🌏 Went on a "date" with a man in Holland. 🇳🇱
Watch pre-event thoughts: facebook.com/funkybrownchic…
Watch post-event thoughts: facebook.com/funkybrownchic…
Watch pre-event thoughts: facebook.com/funkybrownchic…
Watch post-event thoughts: facebook.com/funkybrownchic…
Healthy, happy families = healthy, happy economies = healthy, happy countries. 🇫🇮 #paidleaveforall
#paidleave #FMLA27 npr.org/2020/02/05/803…
#paidleave #FMLA27 npr.org/2020/02/05/803…
#Childfree & #paidleaveforall communities can coexist. ❤ It's possible to be inclusive about the word "family".
Everyone should have the freedom to define family for themselves. ❤
✔ Instead of time off for "birth", time off for "care"
✔ Instead of "newborn child" or
"family member", how about "loved one"
#PaidFamilyLeave
#paidleaveforall
#FMLA27
#childfree
✔ Instead of time off for "birth", time off for "care"
✔ Instead of "newborn child" or
"family member", how about "loved one"
#PaidFamilyLeave
#paidleaveforall
#FMLA27
#childfree
1 I had a thought-provoking, emotionally 'full', inspiring #StoryhouseChildless @StoryhouseLive We explored 'living in as a non-parent in a family-centric world' #childlessnotbychoice #childfree #childlessbycircumstance #ttc #childlessbychoice Here are my highlights
2 @gatewaywomen: the shame of #childlessness is a powerful tool for keeping us apart: it prevents conversation, community, it creates separation, isolation, stigma and vilification #StoryhouseChildless @StoryhouseLive
3 @gatewaywomen: #abortion is the 'taboo within the taboo' of #childlessness #Storyhouse
@StoryhouseLive
@StoryhouseLive
