Relationships

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

My Mommies and Me

Searching for the soul of America in Mormon mommy blogger Instagram

Alexandra Tanner

MY MOMMIES have been quiet all week, which is not how I like them. Lolo and her littles Sav and Hunty have taken one of their Silkie chickens to the vet for a broken leg. Jess and her husband Colton are still—still!—waiting for Brynnleigh at 40

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Reader Essay: MY Jenny

written byMelanie Crist

November 18, 2022

I’ve never wanted kids of my own. Which is precisely why I found myself exiting a Pasadena fertility clinic with a grab bag containing an informational booklet, an application for financing, and a pen that contained small plastic sperm swimming around in its cap.  

I’ll explain. 

Within a

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Abroad

Smile like you mean it

To cope with the anxiety of unstructured socialising as an introvert, I've developed a charismatic 'on the job' alter ego. It has totally backfired.

Cristina Carmona Aliaga

Dec 06, 2024

Margaret Qualley pictured by Greg Williams, British Vogue (May 2024)

Hello dear readers,

I hope these words find you sane.

As anyone living... See more

Why do we still pedestal romantic love?

I believe romance should be a by-product of living within community, not the holy grail of relationships.

Nadia Meli

Nov 04, 2024

This story is shared anonymously but with permission:

My friend was dating a man for a couple of months over the summer. They met with him once a week, every week - until they had to... 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

the cut - june 11 - 2024What If Motherhood Isn’t Transformative at All?

We’re often told that becoming a parent will alter one’s identity. For me, the change never came.

By Anastasia Berg, editor of the Point 

Art: March Avery, Evening Reading, 1972/© 2024 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; Courtesy of the artist, Private Collection, and BLUM Los

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