tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post90730400416377922..comments2023-10-29T08:17:42.840-07:00Comments on Childfreedom: Carrying the Cross (anonymously)Childfreeeeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01776614837813912148noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-29782339125050966342013-03-05T03:20:44.300-08:002013-03-05T03:20:44.300-08:00Hi Camille
Thanks for your post and I am glad thi...Hi Camille<br /><br />Thanks for your post and I am glad this blog has helped you get off the fence. The fence is not a comfortable place to sit! <br /><br />I am 47 years old and not only do I not regret being childfree, I am more and more grateful for it every year. It does get easier to endure as we age because the pressure from others to have kids eventually diminishes (and in my case has Childfreeeeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01776614837813912148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-8093224639337852122013-03-04T18:34:46.138-08:002013-03-04T18:34:46.138-08:00Yes you are making a difference. I am 29 and up un...Yes you are making a difference. I am 29 and up until two days ago I had planned on having kids even though I had no reason. It was reactionary. My boyfriend, who loves me to death, always said from day one that he didn't want kids but will do it for me. However, as of late (I.e past 3 months and uncorrelated to my boyfriend's musing regarding kids), I found my self entertaining the idea Camille Lintonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15363885699178117577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-7469743120908908312013-03-04T18:34:29.078-08:002013-03-04T18:34:29.078-08:00Yes you are making a difference. I am 29 and up un...Yes you are making a difference. I am 29 and up until two days ago I had planned on having kids even though I had no reason. It was reactionary. My boyfriend, who loves me to death, always said from day one that he didn't want kids but will do it for me. However, as of late (I.e past 3 months and uncorrelated to my boyfriend's musing regarding kids), I found my self entertaining the idea Camille Lintonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15363885699178117577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-48393497932860694832010-02-26T17:32:25.240-08:002010-02-26T17:32:25.240-08:00I love not having children. I am very happily marr...I love not having children. I am very happily married with the same man for 10 years. We are both in our early 30's, successful, social, happy. I feel so free. Love this blog, I plan on visiting it regularly!! :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-61611056891144976232009-04-06T17:45:00.000-07:002009-04-06T17:45:00.000-07:00djmist,Thanks for posting and welcome to Childfree...djmist,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for posting and welcome to Childfreedom...I love having men here! The more, the merrier. Bring friends!<BR/><BR/>As for Wiseguy, I encourage him to post here as a guest writer and sometimes he takes me up on it.<BR/><BR/>Here's one of his recent posts:<BR/><BR/>http://childfreedom.blogspot.com/2009/01/culture-of-too-much-life-epitomy-of.html<BR/><BR/>And here's another Childfreeeeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01776614837813912148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-81277636761014124932009-04-06T12:23:00.000-07:002009-04-06T12:23:00.000-07:00"Wiseguy" should get his own blog. I mean to say ..."Wiseguy" should get his own blog. I mean to say that it is really great when childfree men get to hear a like-minded male voice weigh in on childfree topics. Not that I don't enjoy your blog (because I do), not that I find the woman's perspective less enlightening (I find it more so) but it's rare to find a man's view on the subject. It is, after all, a decision which either positively or djmisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16004501762436897210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-90611389546045219422009-03-17T11:09:00.000-07:002009-03-17T11:09:00.000-07:00Being anonymous online isn't only smart, it's poli...Being anonymous online isn't only smart, it's polite. You wouldn't confront an acquaintance (assuming your "friends" know where you stand) and tell them you whole-heartily disagree with their choice of lifestyle, so why then would you direct them to, or allow them to find, a blog in which you are openly critical of it? Public blogs are the internet equivalent of 'mixed company'. The difference iseyemandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16639859329294555233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-49538041505271162882009-03-17T01:18:00.000-07:002009-03-17T01:18:00.000-07:00Childfree,in my case wanting a grandchild has noth...Childfree,<BR/><BR/>in my case wanting a grandchild has nothing to do with wanting a "common" child. My mother clearly said she want to see "our" face, "our" dna in that baby and adoption would just cause endless trouble.<BR/><BR/>I'm getting tired to be questioned about it, but I think I must be open and make people know that procreation, as any other lifestyle, is or should be a choice not a marinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11659296002311186807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-87907156097215058462009-03-14T06:14:00.000-07:002009-03-14T06:14:00.000-07:00Firefly,That is so awesome! I can only imagine the...Firefly,<BR/><BR/>That is so awesome! I can only imagine the reaction of the Wildlife place reading your letter. Bravo!<BR/><BR/>I am so glad our posts inspired you!<BR/><BR/>MyPetsRule,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your comment and your commitment to be a drummer for the cause. I think we CF people have been quiet for too long.<BR/><BR/>Ms. Poly Theist (love that name),<BR/><BR/>Welcome to the blog and Childfreeeeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01776614837813912148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-92155407468737682832009-03-13T05:30:00.000-07:002009-03-13T05:30:00.000-07:00I am so happy to have found this blog! I often fe...I am so happy to have found this blog! I often feel like an underrepresented minority, because at least in the US, the entire society is geared towards people with children. Most ads, sales, news features, just about everywhere you look, the assumption is that if you are a good, consuming American, that equals two parents and a handful of kids. My husband and I (and our two cats) are <I> very<Tam Bellethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05786151985161840756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-41549945659768488202009-03-12T14:12:00.000-07:002009-03-12T14:12:00.000-07:00Thank you for your wonderful and insightful words!...Thank you for your wonderful and insightful words! There is definitely a double standard when it comes to the childfree. We are judged very harshly by our pronatalistic society. So you should absolutely keep your anonymity. It would be foolish not to at this point. And yes, I will do my part to help dispel the myth that parenthood is a superior plane of existence that we all must aspire to. IMyPetsRulehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634440618424340507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-55412693620931373292009-03-12T14:11:00.000-07:002009-03-12T14:11:00.000-07:00Actually, based on your earlier post, I just today...Actually, based on your earlier post, I just today answered a newsletter e-mail from the National Wildlife Federation from a childfree perspective.<BR/><BR/>The e-mail was about National Wildlife Week and how the NWF has all kinds of fun activities aimed at kids 'n' families on their Web site.<BR/><BR/>I read it and thought, HUH? Why did I get this? So I went to their site to check my e-mail fireflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08288800598812287691noreply@blogger.com