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, December 29, 2009

Dog trouble

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More dog tales, you say? Sorry. It will be over soon. I brought my dog Chico back from the kennel last Tuesday. He and his sister Annie did...
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Tuesday, December 22, 2009

He's baaaack

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More dog tales. What does this have to do with being childless? For some of us, our dogs are our only children. I was right about not bringi...
Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Now it's just Annie and me

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My family has boiled down to just my dog Annie and me. Think of us as a cautionary tale for those considering marrying an older man and not ...
Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Minus one baby dog

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Last weekend, things reached a crisis point with my dog Chico. He not only can jump the outer four-foot fence in our yard, but he learned on...
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Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Holiday orphans

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Most childless women fear being alone in old age. Yes, sure, many tell me they have good friends or siblings who will care for them, but it...
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Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Thank you for being here

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It's Thanksgiving. I'm not about to say I'm thankful I don't have children. I'm not. I wish with all my heart I had chil...
Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Words to Ponder

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I'd like to share a couple quotes from the book 365 Reflections on Marriage , edited by Eva Shaw (1999, Adams Media Corp.). "Making...
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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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