If you're childless not by choice, you know the question is coming. Here's the moment I finally stopped preparing for it. The Question That Used to Undo Me I used to have a speech prepared. Not written down. Just…rehearsed. In my head. For every situation where someone looked at me a little too long, with a little too much pity...and you guessed ...
The Hidden Holiday Burden on Childless and Childfree Employees
Every holiday season, the same quiet assumption shows up in workplaces everywhere...those without children have time that is automatically more flexible, more available, and somehow less valuable. It sounds like: “Can you cover Christmas Day? You don’t have kids." or "Susie needs to be home with her kids watching them open presents.” I ...
Reimagining Halloween: Finding Joy, Connection, and Legacy Without Children
Modified from a post seen on World Childless Week, October 2025 Halloween Memories and the Magic of Childhood Halloween in the United States—October 31st—is a night filled with costumes, candy, and community. For many, it evokes childhood memories of racing through neighborhoods, trading treats, and feeling the thrill of fall. For me, ...
