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, November 30, 2012

Remembering my childless mentor

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As I prepare to write my Christmas cards, I realize that this year, for the first time since 1974, I will not be sending a card to Dolores...
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Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Delaying Marriage Increases Childlessness

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Sometimes having children is a matter of timing. At Thanksgiving, I learned about two male relatives planning to get married this year for t...
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Saturday, November 24, 2012

A Thanksgiving Full of Blessings

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How was your Thanksgiving? Mine was good. I spent the day with my dad and my brother and his family. Our hosts were my sister-in-law’s nep...
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Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Are you a childless holiday orphan?

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Holidays are tough. We often find ourselves surrounded by families full of parents and children and feel left out because we can't share...
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Friday, November 16, 2012

Childless Facebook groups: apples, oranges and potatoes

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The different ways people look at not having children boggle my mind. I follow posts on three different Facebook pages devoted to childles...
Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Don’t Know Nothin’ ‘Bout Babies

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On Sunday after Mass, I found myself at a church breakfast where I was seated across from a young mother with a baby and two little girls ...
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Friday, November 9, 2012

Surviving childlessness: It’s all in how you look at it

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“I hate this rainy weather. It’s so dark and wet.” I whined to my counselor the other day. I live on the Oregon coast, where it starts ra...
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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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