Claiming Zero

Today Daliyce is reading comments from two different subreddits. r/boomersbeingfools and r/millenials both had posts related to the November New York Times article about the silent grief of parents who won’t become grandparents thanks to their Childfree children. 

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Today we’re talking about all the extra time Childfree people have in their lives! Or maybe that's another misconception about us and we don’t actually have any time because we’ve filled it doing things that bring us joy or hobbies or volunteering. However you choose to spend your time in this world living as a Childfree person is up to you and we hope it’s glorious!

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Today we got to chat with Tamara about her Childfree life as a Librarian, and it was way more exciting than you might think! She’s a vegan Alabama native who lives with her husband in California and she loves reading and running!

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Today's Childfree HerStory comes from a listener suggestion! Daliyce is talking about the living music legend Debbie Harry, best known as the lead singer of Blondie. She's effortlessly cool and still rocking her iconic blonde hair and unique fashion. 

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This week we're going behind enemy lines (jk) and getting feedback from the parents of toddlers. Vanessa is bringing us a post from r/toddlers where someone asked what parents want Childfree people to know and the parents came to play! While there's plenty of unkind comments, Vanessa is sharing some insightful ones and we're discussing how to build that bridge between us.

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Today we’re playing a game called “Am I Childfree?”. We give each other a scenario and decide whether or not that pretend person could call themselves childfree. Are we judging made up people? Maybe a little lol but we quickly realized there’s a lot of nuance in people lives and there simply isn’t a black and white way of answering that question.

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Today we’re talking with TikToker @RachelandRue about her journey through an accidental pregnancy to finally getting accepted for sterilization surgery. Now she’s a Childfree content creator sharing her story and helping others feel less alone.

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On today's episode Vanessa is bringing us back to our ladies of the 1800's! Florence Nightingale was a social reformer, statistician and founder of modern nursing. She refused to be married and instead studied to be a nurse who went on to train other nurses during the Crimean War. Her nursing style focused on personalized care and transformed quality health care as a whole. Her techniques can be found in her book, Notes On Nursing.

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Today Daliyce is sharing two Reddit posts from r/childfree. They both discuss the expectations and obligations (or lack thereof) for Childfree aunts and uncles. What do we owe our siblings who decide to become parents and how do we navigate the relationship changes that come with them having kids?

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On today’s episode we’re bringing you news from around the world that includes proposed bills and potential laws that could directly affect the childfree community. From Russia to South Korea to the USA. Links below include the articles discussed, and while most are free resources, some may be behind a paywall.

https://novayagazeta.eu/articles/2024/09/18/speaker-of-russian-senate-calls-for-child-free-movement-to-be-banned-en-news

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/russia-proposes-ban-child-free-lifestyle-rcna172616

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/07/south-korea-thinktank-suggests-girls-start-school-earlier-to-raise-birthrate

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/08/02/data-childless-cat-ladies/

https://www.npr.org/2024/08/15/nx-s1-5074121/child-tax-credit-explained-jd-vance-kamala-harris

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