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.

Monday, January 30, 2012

Our secret grief

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A while back, I wrote a post about the Savvy Auntie , a book and blog by Melanie Notkin. She writes about the joys of being a childless aunt...
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Monday, January 23, 2012

I Dream About a Boy and a Man

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Nine months ago this morning, my husband Fred was dying. I dreamed last night that I saw him in a parking garage. Standing beside me was a l...
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Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Is it still a family without kids?

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Yesterday as I looked out at the falling snow and had only the dog to tell about it, I got to thinking that I have done pretty well with the...
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Thursday, January 12, 2012

Words to ponder about childlessness, motherhood and puppies

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This month's issue of The Sun , a literary magazine that I love, has a whole page of quotes about childbirth and babies. Most are about...
Monday, January 9, 2012

New focus for Childless by Marriage book

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As many of you know, I have been working on a book called Childless by Marriage for several years. At least four times, I have considered th...
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Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Can you forgive him or her for not giving you children?

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Last week, one of my readers asked if I had written about forgiveness. It’s key to moving on past a lack of children, she said. I had not, b...
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Thursday, December 29, 2011

Goals for a new year without children

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Dear friends, So many of you have been writing to me about your childless by marriage situations. I feel for your grief. I share it. Althou...
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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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