Childfree lifestyle

A blissful way to live this unending cycle called life. #childfreeconversations #childfreeindia #childfreecouple #childfree | Instagram

I wrote this a year ago. Rereading it this morning. As my 37th birthday approaches, I have not changed my mind. The opportunities to spread awareness about the #childfree lifestyle have grown. #childfreebychoice #prochoice #childless

Reasons I (and many like me) don't want kids

A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report found that the US birth rate fell by 4% from 2019 to 2020, the sharpest single-year decline in almost 50 years, and the lowest number of births since 1979. With more and more people passing on the prospect of having children, childfree people are still seen with a fair share of stigma by society.

In addition to being a minimalist, I am also childfree. Without getting into too much detail, I have a condition that makes it more or less impossible to get pregnant without medical intervention.…

Avril Broadley takes a look at the implications for her of ageing without children as her own mother increasingly needed more care.