Why No Kids?

Submit additions to a childfree dictionary?

I like the idea of a childfree dictionary. Tongue-in-cheek of course, no haters please! While “crotchfruit” may be condescending, insulting or disgusting, it is damn creative, if not just plain funny. No? Babble's Jabberwocky explains the peculiar language of the childfree culture. So go … Read More

Childfree Mars!!! ?

How far would you travel for a completely childfree vacation? How about a permanent childfree vacation? The leader of a private effort to colonize Mars hopes the Red Planet's first few pioneers don't bring children into the world there. Check out: Private Mars Colony Is No Place … Read More

No Quiet Zones for this childfree traveler?

By now we’ve all heard about Air Asia X’s quiet zones, seven designated economy class rows at the front of planes where children under 12 are not allowed, a point of contention for some pissed off parents and a supposed paradise for business travelers and the childfree, like … Read More

Recent Childfree Posts

Study: Wanting Things (Kids?) Makes Us Happier Than Having Them

This article, Study: Wanting Things Makes Us Happier Than Having Them, does not mention children specifically, but… should it? Is the modern desire for children, like our want for other new, shiny things, a result of relentless marketing? The most defensible, obvious answer to both of the questions above is “No”. Biology, instinct, and [...]

The Happiness Project – “Lighten Up” on the Childfree

The NYTimes bestseller by Gretchen Rubin is a year-in-the-life exploration of a writer trying to live her life happier. What does that mean? Each month is broken into a theme: energy, love, play, etc. April’s theme is “Lighten Up” with a subtitle: Parenthood. Hmm. Maybe that means you don’t need to “lighten up” if you [...]

Childfree + Happy

Childfree Celebrities: World Leaders Edition–Women’s History Month

On the last day of Women’s History Month let’s celebrate childfree female pioneers in business, education, science, industry and politics. Let’s pledge to celebrate brave, inspirational childfree women of all flavors all year long! Fabulous childfree female leaders: Queen Elizabeth I – Queen of England Clara Barton – Organized the American Red Cross [...]

The Next Generation Condom

Rubbers are in the news, and the childfree may well want to pay attention. Not only are condoms one of the most reliable, affordable and convenient ways to preserve your childfree choice, but if Microsoft strongman Bill Gates has his way, next generation condoms will also be one of the sexiest (and most enjoyable) ways [...]

Childfree Friday Funny – Sh*t My Kids Ruined

At the end of each week we try to lighten the mood with some childfree humor. This week let us introduce you to the hilarious Sh*t My Kids Ruined After all everyday is a Friday to the childfree!

Childless Woman Taboo

When a woman reaches a certain age, she is expected to start thinking about having children. If she doesn’t, society demands an answer. (Telegraph) Sarah Rainey recently took up the much discussed and debated February Vogue article in which Dame Helen Mirren “confronts the final female taboo“: childlessness. Like many commentators, Rainey finds Mirren’s candor [...]

Childfree Celebrity: Vincent Kartheiser (Pete Campbell) of Mad Men

Tonight is the anxiously awaited season six premier of Mad Men. While the show is always controversial, so are many of the show’s stars. Famously kid free and car free, for environmental reasons, Vincent Kartheiser just got engaged to co-star Alexis Bledel–his mistress on the show. (Big congrats from WNK!) Does that mean we [...]

Umbilical Cord Bungee Jump (Credit: Rob Caswell)

Why No Kids? Dependent 20 Somethings!

In what could be an indicator of either a massive drop in teens’ financial prospects or the fact that teens today are getting more realistic about their financial futures, a new survey shows that the percentage of teenagers who expect to remain dependent on mom and/or dad until at least age 27 has doubled in [...]

Childfree Regrets?

One of most common Breeder Bingos is, “You’ll regret being childfree when you’re older.” To which most of us roll our eyes or nod agreeably but dismissively. “I hope not,” I say when feeling more generous. Or, “I’ll let you know when I get there…” I sigh inwardly and add another mark to the childfree [...]