tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post4917210783528110933..comments2024-03-26T08:06:19.661-04:00Comments on The Road Less Travelled: Am I childLESS or childFREE?loribethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09272814565916935113noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-31527577514430268222013-06-11T01:47:27.487-04:002013-06-11T01:47:27.487-04:00Thanks for this post: I think this is a common que...Thanks for this post: I think this is a common question many of us ask.. Basically, whatever you term you choose to use? That's what I will use :) jjiraffehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12223230253646995432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-60700082260126972182008-10-01T09:13:00.000-04:002008-10-01T09:13:00.000-04:00Back via Bridges: I have a post in my blog drafts ...Back via Bridges: I have a post in my blog drafts folder that is so similar to this one. I have moments when I feel childFREE but also many moments when I feel childLESS, which I guess is why we use the term Family of Two (sometimes adding: not by choice). Anyway you say it, I can't help but feel pessimistic about anyone understanding what it all means.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing this on Bridges, Loribeth!Irish Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13222992447645337845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-36810746776799153412008-09-30T21:17:00.000-04:002008-09-30T21:17:00.000-04:00coming back via bridges to read this one again. n...coming back via bridges to read this one again. not sure there's a good answer. childless infertile. childless not by choice. childfree sounds so, well, carefree. yet I can see why some might use the term as part of a conscious choice to stop treatment and live without children. it's so much more than semantics, though. <BR/><BR/>thanks for sharing this post on bridges, loribeth!lunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15455301696832647867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-88191632502588476722008-09-30T11:40:00.000-04:002008-09-30T11:40:00.000-04:00I've called us a family of two. I've heard of chil...I've called us a family of two. I've heard of childfree by circumstance and childfree not by choice<BR/><BR/>i don't think any of it quite fits but oh wellAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-89978246666868185832007-11-09T18:08:00.000-05:002007-11-09T18:08:00.000-05:00Thanks, Ellen -- I love reading your blog & I wish...Thanks, Ellen -- I love reading your blog & I wish you success with the IVF! "Barren" sounds kind of forlorn to me too. Another term I've heard (& rather like) is "family of two." I know there's an argument about whether you need kids to be considered a family, but I think families come in all shapes & sizes these days!loribethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09272814565916935113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-73855450614733716392007-11-08T18:28:00.000-05:002007-11-08T18:28:00.000-05:00Although we are starting IVF, we "tried on" being ...Although we are starting IVF, we "tried on" being childfree/childless for a year and liked it enough to keep it as plan B if IVF doesn't work.<BR/><BR/>I'm not satisfied with either term. I like the sense of choice and satisfaction implied by "childfree," but at the same time I want our loss distinguished. My husband sometimes uses "barren." <BR/><BR/>The book "Experiencing Infertility: Stories to Inform and Inspire" uses the term "resolving without children." That's a bit unwieldy but more satisfactory.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com