In a previous blog for WCW, I highlighted how ‘It all happens in November when it comes to men: First, the whole month is ‘Movember.’ Second, every 19th November is International Men’s Day (IMD).
Read moreHalloween Traditions: From Childhood Memories to New Joys
Halloween is October 31st in the United States, a night filled with costumes, candy, and community.
Read moreI Didn’t Just Need Support, I Needed an Ecosystem
I’d never given much thought to intentionally creating a support system.
I had a few people I could turn to when I needed something.
It wasn’t perfect, but it felt like enough.
Read moreFinding a diamond in the rubble
Probably one of the questions uppermost in the minds of childless women in the process of coming to terms with their situation might be something like this: ‘How do I find my Plan B?’ And perhaps a quieter, more doubtful voice that asks, ‘And what if I never find it?’
Read moreSchools out for the Summer
School’s out and the world shifts gears from parents nagging their kids to knuckle down and study for dreaded exams (yes, the times those of us without children can ignore), to family holidays, packed cars, ice cream smiles, playground laughter echoing throughout the day (the times we cannot ignore).
Read moreHow Do We Claim Our Self Worth?
Attacks on my self-worth began early in my life. I instinctively knew that the messaging I received was unrelated to me and wrong; I found it confusing because the people around you only talk at you.
Read moreChildless Lifecycles
I was a thirty something childless person, then a forty something childless person and now I am a fifty something childless person. In each decade, my feelings have changed.
Read moreDreaming Anew
Being childless can mean that we get a front row seat on the pettiness and meanness in the world, just for being ourselves and being different.
Read moreLove’s Legacy - Mothers’ Day when one is childless and motherless
I generally don’t pay much attention to marketing hype around days of remembrance.
Read moreWhy do we blame ourselves so easily?
If a computer breaks down or gets a virus we look at it logically and see it as outdated tech, in need of new parts, an overhaul, or ready for the scrap yard.
Read moreFinding Ongoing Connection with Children as a Childless Woman
When we become permanently childless not by choice, one of our losses is that we lose the physical contact with “our child”—the tender moments with the beautiful child that we imagined in such vivid detail.
Read moreWe Will Survive: Finding Strength in the Childless Sisterhood
I just got back from a Go Red for Women event in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Great music. Great friends. And stories that hurt but were inspiring.
Read moreLiving with Endometriosis: One of the top 20 ‘most painful’ conditions according to the NHS
I’ve tried writing this blog numerous times. Each time my fingers touched the keyboard, it’s been interrupted by a flare – a flare so painful, even extra-strong medication barely took the edge of it. A flare caused by stage four endometriosis.
Read moreLove, here and now
Waking up to a stark reminder: soon another Valentine’s Day without a partner by your side, on a daily basis.
Read moreWhat A Nice Lady…
And there you have it - elderly, olderly, what the hellery- ageing. Properly ageing. Walking alone (with a stick, as do I) tip - tapping your doddery self along life’s High Street.
Read moreEmbracing life, one step at a time: On the challenges and new strengths of reaching “acceptance”
Not having children is a life-long challenge, but we become stronger, wiser, and better able to take care of ourselves as we go along.
Read moreNo Room At The Inn For People Without Children
I see you sitting at home muting the rolling TV ads of ridiculously happy, rambunctious, multi-generational families hilariously solving some Christmas dilemma in under two minutes.
Read moreNavigating the Holidays: Reflection, Grief, and Grace for the Childless Community
As the festive season approaches, many in our community find themselves bracing for the emotional complexities this time of year can bring.
Read moreIt Didn’t Go As Planned (But I’m not surprised)
Even the smallest of victories can feel amazing when you are childless.
Read moreA Personal Reminder to Follow Your Own Truth
Life has been busy of late! First there was World Childless Week 2024. Months of preparation, reading submissions and planning webinars that culminates in seven days of feeling relaxed but equally apprehensive.
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