• Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

The Childless Life

My family tree stops with me. The journey from infertility to acceptance in 147 easy steps.

  • Facebook
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • Home
  • About
    • About The Childless Life
    • About Sandy
  • Blog
  • Community & Resources
    • Bend Before You Break
    • Coming to Terms
    • We Are Your Circle of Redwoods
  • Book Launching Soon!
  • Contact

Childless Holidays

October 19, 2025 By sandymichelet

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, ...

Read More

May 10, 2020 By sandymichelet

Mother’s Day bites. The end.

This post is for those who know and love childless women and couples. Let's face it. Mother's Day can suck. Today may just be a normal day to you....but to many women, it is a nightmare. Yes. Today is Mother's Day. Also known as Crappy Mother's Day to childless women. <== ok, I've never heard anyone call it this....but I am willing to start ...

Read More

May 13, 2018 By sandymichelet

When church hurts – a letter from the childless

Dear Pastors, Priests, Rabbis and all other religious leaders, How many of your church attendees are childless not by choice? Church can be extremely hard for people like me (childless). It should be a place for peace…but the place is full of families with children and a constant reminder of my failure. Because of the support/lack of support I ...

Read More

Next Page »

Primary Sidebar

Hey y’all!

Hello! I am Sandy from Louisiana. I am childless (it wasn't a choice). This blog explores coming to terms with childlessness, finding our inner strength (it’s still in there!) and how to live a life different from what we dreamed…The heartbreak never goes away. But there is joy. We will find it together. Let’s talk. Dig deeper →

  • Facebook
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter

get our latest posts right in your inbox

Footer

  • Facebook
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter

Stay Connected

In the Media

  • Jennifer Aniston is “fed up”
  • Candidate attacks opponent for being childless
  • Should childless women get “me-ternity” leave?

Reader Favorites

Top Resources

  • Sandy’s first post – the breakthrough!
  • Jody Day’s Living the Life Unexpected Book
  • World Childless Week

Copyright © 2026 · Handcrafted with ♥ on the Genesis Framework by Eye Heart Creative.