What I learned from reading Mum blogs
Guest Post by Veronica Martin
Veronica Martin is a Seattle-based lifestyle blogger who likes kitties and dresses with pockets
I’m not exactly sure how it happened, but somehow I found myself being that childfree person who follows mom…
Redefining the word ‘family’
Throughout time and across the world, the concept of “family” has traditionally signified as being a core ‘unit’ that lays a firm grounding and foundation of the future of us individuals. Families are said to be founded upon…
Mum bullying – it is real!
As a Childfree woman, I have experienced what I consider to be ‘mum bullying’. Or maybe we just call it ‘childfree bullying’. Two sets of rules usually applied - one for mums and one for me!
The reason why I wrote my book A Childfree…
Misconceptions about being Childfree
Anyone that knows me, knows I am all about the C word – Choice! I am advocate for women (and men) to be able to make choices in life that are right for them and for making your own rules.
One thing that really pisses me off is when people…
I never wanted the word mum on my CV
I was never one of those girls growing up who when asked what they wanted to be when they grew up said, “I want to be a mum”. I remember plenty of girls in high school saying exactly that. I saw that as totally lacking in ambition and simply…
I am sick of the word ‘mumpreneur’
OMG I am so sick of hearing the word mumpreneur! Come to think of it I am sick of all these stupid categories being set up and just adding the word ‘preneur’ on the back end of it.
I don’t understand how being a mum and running a business…
Stop putting mum in your title in workplace environments
I went to an event about 18 months ago, not long after my book A Childfree Happily Ever After had launched. It was a professional women’s workshop, so the focus of the day was all about your business and finding ways to grow and develop.
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I'm childfree because the lifestyle is awesome
I recently went to a new hair stylist, and over the three hours that we spent together while she colored and cut my hair, she never asked me about kids. We discovered that we are the same age and had great conversations about shows and…
Marriage and babies – is that all there is?
Once upon a time, there was a young girl who had grown up listening to fairy tales where the women is rescued by the man of her dreams, lives happily ever after with a brood of kids. Oh please!!
It dismays me to see so many girls and young…
Are you too young to know if you want children?
I knew from a young age I didn’t want to have children. I remember clearly being quite disgusting when friends at school talked about just wanting to get married and have kids. That was probably about age 16/17. I remember when I was 9/10…