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Lance Blackstone
Jun 19, 20192 min read
CHILDFREE BY CHOICE: Survey Says!
Reviews of Childfree by Choice: The Movement Redefining Family and Creating a New Age of Independence are rolling in, and we’re pleased...
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Lance Blackstone
Feb 7, 20186 min read
To My Galentines, With Love
As a 40-something year old woman, I’ve been around for enough years to have enjoyed my share of friendships. Some were short-lived but...
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Lance Blackstone
Nov 23, 20172 min read
The Most Wonderful {childfree} Time of the Year
Oh, the holidays. It’s the most wonderful time of the year, at least if Andy Williams is to be believed. It’s also the time when those of...
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Lance Blackstone
Jul 12, 20172 min read
As a Childfree Woman, Every Day is Independence Day
I’ve never been someone who likes to commit to anything too far in advance. In high school I had a boyfriend who always wanted to make...
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Lance Blackstone
May 24, 20172 min read
Who Are You Going to Be When You’re Not Supposed to Be Anyone Anymore?*
In the end, I’ll die in solitude, with the bitterness of loneliness. At least that’s what the Pope has predicted for me, a married woman...
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Lance Blackstone
Aug 22, 20145 min read
You’ll Change Your Mind! Childfree Myth, Busted
“I never wanted to have kids since as early as I can remember. I remember when I was twelve I read something about the likelihood of...
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Lance Blackstone
Aug 11, 20142 min read
Completely Childfree
Cross-posted from Feminist Reflections with permission. In sixteen short words, Marisa Tomei sums up pretty much everything I think about...
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Lance Blackstone
May 23, 20142 min read
Eliminating the Culture of Intensive Parenting: A Win-Win for Everyone
We can probably all agree that we’ll never all agree on how, when, or even whether, the childfree get to talk about parenting. Some say...
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Lance Blackstone
Mar 14, 20143 min read
Princeton Mom Susan Patton(-tly) Crazy
We have our first guest post on Lance’s Rants! Yep, today Amy steps up to the mic to drop her two cents on the musings of wack job Susan...
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Lance Blackstone
Dec 25, 20131 min read
Holiday Cards: Parents Gone Missing!
We’ve identified a trend in the holiday photo cards that have been filling our mailbox: a noticeable absence of parents! And it’s not...
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