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.

Saturday, February 21, 2009

Dirty Dog Day

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Those who are following my saga know that my husband Fred has Alzheimer's Disease and moved to a care home almost two weeks ago. We have...
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Monday, February 16, 2009

One-year-olds, canine vs. human

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Chico and Annie are a year old today. They're dogs. This is one case where things are definitely different between pets and children. I ...
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Friday, January 30, 2009

Emergency time out

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Dear friends, My husband fell and has been in the hospital this week. He will not be coming home for a while if ever, due to a long-term ill...
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Friday, January 23, 2009

Those little things I missed

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Yesterday my husband fell and hurt his back. Couple that with the fact that he is in the middle stage of Alzheimer's Disease and I have ...
Monday, January 19, 2009

Grandmother Grief

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You never know when the childless grief will hit. It's like a bullet lodged inside your heart. For a long time, you don't feel it, b...
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Friday, January 16, 2009

Toddlers, dogs, what's the difference?

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I've been reading old journal entries about my experiences with my stepdaughter's children when they were young. On one particular o...
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Friday, January 9, 2009

Grandma Sue?

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In doing research for my book, I've been reading articles about stepgrandmothers. The articles seem to come from fairyland. I read about...
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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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