Whether you’re ‘childless’ or ‘childfree’, you shouldn’t have to talk about it

Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

Whatever term is used, it positions having a child as the default, and has the power to be wounding. Why define by deficit?

Mon 18 Apr 2022 16.00 AEST

Last modified on Mon 18 Apr 2022 16.13 AEST

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In recent years, I’ve heard members of the older... See more

“There is nothing more noble or selfless than becoming a mother.”

We all lifted our glasses of sparkling water and toasted the mother-to-be, who stood on the other side of the room, beaming at the hostess who was throwing this little baby shower.

I felt slightly uncomfortable at her words. They seemed a little... much . But I brushed it off as... See more

On the Myth of Motherhood as Self-Improvement

And why I care as someone who has no kids and no desire to have kids

Ines Bellina

Jun 20, 2024

I often warn people I’ve just met that they’re free to follow me on Instagram but cannot hold my Stories against me. “It’s where my Id lives,” I explain. “You have to promise to keep liking me even after... See more