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3 tips to overcoming the challenges of being a childfree step mum
As I shared in a previous article as a childfree step mum, I received a lot of judgment from mums who couldn’t quite place me in a category as my situation was different from theirs.
The early part of my childfree, stepmom journey was rockier…
Have fun never being a real mum!
I remember the words, “have fun never being a real mom.” She didn’t mean them quite as I took them, but I do think she meant her words with all of her heart, at the time. Being a step-parent is a role unlike any other, and possibly…
Success isn’t defined by motherhood
We have all experienced it. Celebrations around children and their lives are everywhere.
Not only are there traditional baby showers but now they have a gender reveal parties and naming parties. Many kids have 3 parties in their honor before…
World’s First Childfree Magazine
Anyone that knows me, knows when I set to mind to something, I am a force to be reckoned with.
That is why I am so excited about bringing the world’s first Childfree Magazine to life.
My Mission: To unite a global childfree community…
The Childfree Uprising
As you know, I love to share the childfree stories of women around the globe. One reason I do this is to show all childfree people that you are not alone and that everyone has a different story or reasons for being childfree.
There is no…
The Selfless Parent v Selfish Non Mum
I am so sick of the word selfish being synonymous with childfree people. Why am I called selfish when I am simply living a life of my choosing? Yet a parent is selfless even though they too are living a life of their choosing.
The assumption…
Childfree travel can be hard for 1 reason….
Holidays are the best. I love getting away for work and play, experiencing new things, and seeing the world
There is only one problem. Having to travel with other people’s kids.
We have all experienced it and even parents don’t like…
The ‘baby fantasy’ promise
Mums I am calling you out!
I am not a mum. Never wanted to be and was never sold on the idea in a way that made it sound remotely appealing to me.
I never understood the baby fantasy. This idea that you’re going to have this perfect…
How mums and childfree women can co-exist happily!
I am all about the C-word – CHOICE! All women should do what is right for them and their life. This is why I understand that having friends with kids can be like a subtle dance at times. Many of my long term friends have children and I will…
Nature V Nurture – why you are childfree?
There are many reasons for choosing to be childfree. I have explored many of these in the conversations and interviews I have had with the childfree women in the Childfree Happily Ever After community.
Like me you might be childfree because…