Posts Tagged: Children

What Does A Mom Owe A Child?

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Here’s a post from my friend’s website that I’m sure will get some of you talking.  I suspect some of you will agree, but certainly not everyone.  The friend is author, professor, and speaker Hugo Schwyzer. The title alone will grab you: “My life doesn’t just revolve around you”: a note of gratitude for a feminist… Read more »

Still A Stigma To Being Childless (or Childfree)?

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I don’t have any children. Two cats, but no children. I want to have children at some point; but would you think less of me if I said I didn’t?  Or are you jealous of what you imagine is a carefree lifestyle? Do we judge people, particularly women, who don’t have children? Do you think to… Read more »

More Unwed Couples Having Children

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While the teen birth rate is down dramatically, the rate of children born to unmarried couples living together is on the rise. These new numbers are coming from the National Center for Health Statistics: In 2009, 41% of all babies born were to unmarried women, a huge jump from  11% in 1970. Between 2006 and 2010,… Read more »