No Way Baby!
Exploring, Understanding, and Defending the Decision NOT to Have Children
By Karen Foster
2010
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Now updated for 2012! The bookshelves are lined with book after book telling the expectant mother what she has to look forward to once she has finally reached the pinnacle of womanhood and become a mother. But what about those of us who are forgoing this so-called rapturous event? Forty years after throwing off the shackles of a patriarchy that demanded nothing less than marriage and babies from its female citizens, women continue to fall prey to the conventional wisdom that you "grow up, get married and have children." This is just the tip of the melting ice berg. While our planet struggles to maintain the over 6.5 billion humans already ravaging her splendor, women (and men) still encounter discrimination, shunning and constant nagging by family and friends solely because they have decided not to breed another ravenous consumer. In "No Way Baby!" the ongoing objections thrown at the childfree are analyzed, scrutinized, and finally debunked once and for all. With ongoing narrative intertwined with insights from 50+ childfrees living on the front lines, Karen Foster makes the case that it is time to stop obligatory procreation and recognize that childfree adults make a valuable contribution to society - that benefit everyone (even children).
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