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, July 31, 2012

My Childless Dog and I

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You can tell I'm tired and overwhelmed when the blog is this late and I take to writing about my dog, but I'm still here. Keep tho...
Thursday, July 26, 2012

We are entitled to grieve for the children we never had

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In nearly 300 posts at this blog, the one that has engendered the most comments is is a two-paragraph entry I posted in 2007. Titled "A...
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Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Childless by Marriage the paperback is here

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Dear friends, Copies of the paperback edition of the Childless by Marriage book are in the house. All over the house actually. After mor...
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Saturday, July 21, 2012

A few lines send me over the edge

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I'm deep into the novel I'm reading, an engrossing tale of life on the Oregon trail, when a paragraph hits me so hard I'm jolted...
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Thursday, July 19, 2012

"If I don't get babies . . . "

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I always had this dream of being a mother who was also a professional writer. When I married Fred, it seemed as if at least half this drea...
Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Look how much money you're saving

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I just got home from my trip to eastern Oregon, so I'm going to cheat a little and let other people entertain you today. First, I rece...
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Saturday, July 14, 2012

Playing with the kids at camp

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It's my last full day at Fishtrap, which one participant dubbed "camp with pencils." We're near Joseph in far northeastern...
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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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