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.

Saturday, December 29, 2012

Looking back at 2012 and ahead to 2013

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Dear friends, This is my last post of the year, so I feel compelled to offer some kind of wise analysis of the past year and guid...
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Monday, December 24, 2012

Missing the families we didn’t have

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The alone-at-Christmas-blues hit with a vengeance yesterday. It was inevitable. I had tried to pack my days so full of music, writi...
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Friday, December 21, 2012

Got the Childless Holiday Blues? Curl Up with a Good Book

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Anyone else feeling all grinchy on this Friday before Christmas? As the saying goes, this too will pass. Meanwhile, I've got a couple ...
Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Parents are not ‘breeders;’ they’re people with children

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Have you ever used the word “breeder” to refer to a human being who has children? Please don’t. Somehow in this crazy time when one-fifth ...
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Friday, December 14, 2012

Childless dreams about babies--and other things

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I wake up a little before 6 a.m. and start stewing about what to write in this blog today. It’s too early, so I fall back asleep, and ...
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Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Online co-parenting sites offer an alternative to childless marriages

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Can’t find a husband or wife who is willing or able to have children with you? Reluctant to be a single parent? Some folks in that situat...
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Friday, December 7, 2012

Childless and happy at the gynecologist’s office

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I survived another annual trip to the gynecologist yesterday. Do I hear a collective groan? No, it’s not fun being poked in naughty bits,...
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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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