Childless by Marriage

In a society where parenting is expected, some of us do not have children because our partners are unable or unwilling to make babies. That's what this blog and my book, Childless by Marriage, are about. The book is available now in paperback and as a Kindle e-book. Here on this blog, let's talk about what it's really like.

Tuesday, August 25, 2015

Childless by Marriage has moved

Thank you so much for visiting the Childless by Marriage blog. We have moved to a new location. I am hoping the new features available there...

Wednesday, August 19, 2015

IMPORTANT NOTICE: This is the last new post that will appear at this site. Please switch over to the new site at http://www.childlessbymarr...

Wednesday, August 12, 2015

No Kids? Find a New Dream

Dear friends, I spent four days last week on the road at the Willamette Writers Conference in Portland, Oregon. I have gone to this conf...

Wednesday, August 5, 2015

Maybe It's Time to Reassess the Situation

Six people I know have died in the last month. Six! None were family members, thank God, but still, they were people I knew and cared about...

Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Who will plan my funeral and other childless worries

I'm having random thoughts about childlessness on this warm summer evening. I live on the Oregon Coast and tourists are visiting here f...

Thursday, July 23, 2015

Honey, I Changed My Mind About Having Kids

In Carolyn Hax's July 20 advice column , a reader asks what a lot of folks ask here. She and her husband originally agreed not to have...

Wednesday, July 15, 2015

Why Wouldn’t He/She Want to Have Children?

Here at Childless by Marriage, one reader after another reports the same problem: One partner wants kids and the other does not. Period...

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About Me

Sue Fagalde Lick: South Beach, Oregon, United States; I'm a full-time writer/musician and dog mom. Lifelong Californians, my husband Fred and I moved to the Oregon Coast in 1996. I spent many years working on newspapers before moving to full-time freelancing. My books include Shoes Full of Sand, Stories Grandma Never Told: Portuguese Women in California, The Iberian Americans, Azorean Dreams, Freelancing for Newspapers, and Childless by Marriage. Info at http://www.suelick.com/Products.html. My most recent book is Childless by Marriage. You can read an excerpt at http://www.suelick.com/Childless-by-Marriage-Excerpt.html or find out more about childlessness at my resource page, www.suelick.com/Childless.html. Email me at sufalick@gmail.com.

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