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.

Friday, August 31, 2012

People without children vote, too

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Has anybody noticed how much every speaker at the Republican National Convention seemed to focus on moms, children and grandchildren? It see...
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Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Is your family pushing you to have children?

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A few years into my first marriage, family pressure for me to have a child was growing. My mother had my back, as you can see in this excerp...
Friday, August 24, 2012

Some people just don't get it

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       A few weeks ago, Complete without Kids author Ellen Walker published an interview about my Childless by Marriage book at her blog o...
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Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Childless cheer-ups from the web

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Feeling a little down about your situation? I think these posts will make you feel a lot better. Enjoy. "What the hell am I going to ...
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Saturday, August 18, 2012

I don't have children, but I do have . . .

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My dear friends, I stayed up late last night reading and responding to a comment on one of my earliest posts, one that seems to strike a ch...
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Thursday, August 16, 2012

"I'm Never Going to Be a Mother"

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Can you say "I'm never going to be a mother?" Calmly? Without tears? You're a stronger woman than I am. Back when Fred a...
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Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Is a childless writer handicapped?

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Is a writer--or any artist--without children lacking an important component for her art? Can she ever portray a complete human experience wi...
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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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