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Next Time Someone Says You Were Made to Have Babies, Show Them This
The human body is uniquely ill-suited to reproduction
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There Is a Big, Uncomfortable Reason Why Some Women Don’t Have Children
Sep 28, 2025
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Charlie Brown
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Why Some Mothers Really Hate Childfree Women
Jan 9
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Victoria Suzanne
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Being Childfree Is Not My ‘Whole Personality’ but Here’s Why I Need to Talk About It
Nov 21, 2025
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Ali Hall
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Motherhood Was Once My Dream — Here’s Why I Let It Go
Jan 28, 2025
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Eva Keiffenheim MSc
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Why I Stopped Asking People If They Have Kids
What living both lives taught me about respecting choices
Feb 9
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Jamie Lance
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Life Without Children Monthly Review and February Prompt
Two things can be true at the same time
Feb 1
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Ali Hall
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I Wanted to Be a Cool Young Dad — Not Do the Actual Parenting
Luckily I had the self-awareness (for once) to recognize it
Published on Recovering People Pleaser
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Jan 27
‘Think You’ve Got It Hard? Try Having Kids!’
With comments like this, is it any wonder some friendships evaporate when we take different paths?
Jan 21
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Ali Hall
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Writer Spotlight With Ali Hall, Writer of 'No, People Without Kids Don't Have Unlimited Free Time'
A recording from Ali Hall's live video
Jan 16
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Ali Hall
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Charlie Brown
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So, When Are You Having Children?
Six words no woman should ever have to hear
Jan 15
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Charlie Brown
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Why Some Mothers Really Hate Childfree Women
For those who embraced motherhood, the childfree choice can feel like a threat to their own
Jan 9
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Victoria Suzanne
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No, People Without Kids Don’t Have Unlimited Free Time
And anyone trying to say so is doing the patriarchy’s bidding
Jan 3
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Ali Hall
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Life Without Children Monthly Review and January Prompt
What do people without kids even do with their time?
Jan 1
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Ali Hall
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Is There a Link Between Neurodiversity and Being Childless or Childfree?
Spoiler alert: yes, there absolutely is
Dec 27, 2025
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Ali Hall
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Life Without Children Monthly Review and February Prompt
Two things can be true at the same time
Feb 1
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Ali Hall
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Life Without Children Monthly Review and January Prompt
What do people without kids even do with their time?
Jan 1
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Ali Hall
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Life Without Children Monthly Review and December Prompt
What do you hope friends and family would or wouldn’t ask you this Christmas?
Dec 1, 2025
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Ali Hall
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Life Without Children November Writing Prompt
I invite you to write an open letter...
Nov 1, 2025
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Ali Hall
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Life Without Children October Writing Prompt
Critiquing the language used for people without children
Oct 1, 2025
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Ali Hall
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Writer Spotlight with Nadia Huq, Author of "What if low birth rates are actually a blessing"
A recording from Ali Hall's live video
Nov 15, 2025
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Ali Hall
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Nadia Huq
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Writer Spotlight with Rose Diell author of Fledging
A recording from Ali Hall's live video
Oct 24, 2025
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Ali Hall
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Rose Diell
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Discussions with Colleen Addison, writer of "What's It Like, Being Childless?"
A recording from Ali Hall's live video
Sep 2, 2025
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Ali Hall
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Colleen Addison
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Discussions with Maria Garcia, writer of "What Our Hair Says About Our Expectation to Procreate"
A recording from Ali Hall's live video
Jul 19, 2025
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Ali Hall
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Maria Garcia
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Discussions with Joe Guay, writer of "I Wanted To Be The Cool Young Dad - Not Do The Actual Parenting"
A recording from Ali Hall's live video
Jun 20, 2025
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Ali Hall
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Joe Guay
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