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	Lori Bradley BellaOnline's Married No Kids Editor

Becoming a Mother Isn´t in the Cards for Me [offsite link]
Nina Zehr writes, "Recently, I was discussing my future plans with one of my mother´s friends and she said, "Well, I think the best thing a woman can do is become a teacher. It´s great to have the same schedule as your kids, summers off and everything." This woman, like many others, automatically assumed that because I am female, becoming a mother is one of my long-term goals."

Biological clock just not ticking [offsite link]
Deb Gruver from the Wichita Eagle writes about how she doesn´t want children. "When people tell me they want a child, I don´t automatically retort, ´Oh, you probably don´t really want children; you just think you do.´"

Childless by choice [offsite link]
Jenice Armstrong writes, "BABIES MAY BE the hot new "accessory" in Hollywood, according to a cheesy celeb magazine I found myself flipping through recently." But are they for HER???

Childless by Choice: An Essay [offsite link]
This personal essay examines the decision to be childless by choice.

Enlightenment: The Shame of Not Wanting Children [offsite link]
Long essay, "The Shame of Not Wanting Children: The Social Stigma of Leading a Ward-Free Life," enumerates typical arguments used to pressure people to reproduce. It examines the basis for each argument (fear, over-intellectualization, character assassination), then demolishes each one in good philosophical style.

FIRST-PERSON: Deliberate childlessness & moral rebellion [offsite link]
YIKES. "Christians must recognize that this rebellion against parenthood represents nothing less than an absolute revolt against God´s design." Total drivel.

Her Own Woman [offsite link]
Personal reasons for getting a tubal, a well as links and information about various birth control methods...geared more towards the permanant methods.

I´m Childfree....What Does That Mean? [offsite link]
Author´s description of personal decision to remain childfree.

Mothers Who Don´t Think (About Anything But Their Kids) [offsite link]
An amusing essay by Leslie Lafayette, author of the book Why Don´t You Have Kids, about how mothers STILL go on and on about their adult children.

Nonparenting is Topical [offsite link]
Jenice Armstrong publishes emails from people who responded to her article "Childless By Choice."

Oh (No) Baby [offsite link]
This well-researched article from the Detroit Metro Times examines the child free commmunity as a whole. Very interesting comments from readers follows the article.

Top Ten Childfree Myths [offsite link]
No group of people wants to be stereotyped — but sometimes there are many misconceptions about those who choose not to have children. The following are some of the more common myths, or wrong beliefs held by those with children, or those planning a family.

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