Confessions of a Childfree Woman A Life Spent Swimming Against the Mainstream edition by Marcia DrutDavis Health Fitness Dieting eBooks
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After declaring on 60 Minutes her desire to never have children, Marcia Drut-Davis was fired from her teaching job and began receiving death threats from outraged Americans. Now, in her stirring new memoir Confessions of a Childfree Woman, Drut-Davis tells the story behind that national TV appearance and recounts the painful aftermath.
Along the way, Drut-Davis exposes and explores our culture’s rampant pronatalism and the stigma we continue to attach to childless women. By taking us deep into her own life and the emotions—positive and negative—surrounding her bold choice, Drut-Davis lays bare our society’s myth that true fulfillment and happiness can come only through procreation.
Reflecting on her 70 years, Drut-Davis takes a fair look at what she’s lost by not having children, but her focus always returns to all she has gained a life lived with no regrets.
Confessions of a Childfree Woman A Life Spent Swimming Against the Mainstream edition by Marcia DrutDavis Health Fitness Dieting eBooks
I'm on my mid-thirties and have been happily married for almost 4 years. I could related to many situations described by the author and I was so happy to know that there is hope and fulfillment when you make your own decisions and fight for what you want for yourself. I was so intrigued by this book that I read it in two days. It was an eye opener and very comforting for me. I'm so glad to know that I'm not alone. I've cried many times because I felt like an alien among other women. Thanks Marcia for mentioning that. The author talks about her childfree life experiences and a '60 minutes' interview that changed her life in the 70s. She is a brave woman who knew what she wanted and didn't back down because of society/family expectations. Being a woman doesn't mean you can bear a child. Having children doesn't mean they will be there for you later in life neither that they will turn out the way you wanted. People have kids for many reasons but some decide to not have them at all. Since I was a child I never dreamed of the day I would have a belly, give birth or breastfeed. I agree with the author when she says that people assume that we hate kids just because we don't want to procreate. I love kids and worked as a full-time nanny/babysitter for more than 4 years and still in touch with the families, I just don't want to have that lifelong responsibility for myself. Every woman has the choice to remain childfree and live a happy and fulfilling life. Marcia's life story still relevant to all women making this choice. If everyone was equipped to raise children we would not have so many kids in foster care. This book is a must read and it could educate those who are constantly criticizing childfree women for their choices. All women deserve respect.Product details
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Confessions of a Childfree Woman A Life Spent Swimming Against the Mainstream edition by Marcia DrutDavis Health Fitness Dieting eBooks Reviews
One of the best book I have read from a childfree woman, it felt really sincere to me and it teaches you how to have children in your life without having to raise them and how even having children is not a guarantee of having them in your life. I loved the final chapter when she let us know how fulfilment and vibrant life she has and how she and her husband don't have to worry about children expenses but their own vacation and house renovations.
I'm glad Marcia was finally able to get her book published after having been rejected by people who thought it wasn't necessary because "the choice is now acceptable". Back when she first made her choice, 60 minutes cut her and her husband's lengthy talk with his parents coming out about their choice down to a few minutes of sound bites for their agenda. She ended up losing her teaching job and getting death threats.
Yes the choice is more acceptable now, but there are still people who make judgements. It's still a shock to some people if you work with kids and don't have or want your own, and sometimes they're critical about it. Childfree people still hear "you'll change your mind" "you'll have regrets when you're older" and so on. If nothing else, Marcia's memoir is important because gives a counter to those statements as someone who has been there who didn't change her mind and does not have regrets.
I started reading this book last night planning to read a few pages and ended up reading it all in one sitting. The tone is very conversational so it's almost like you're sitting there hearing her tell her story. She's honest and up front about her choice and her experiences. I think it's a book that is beneficial both for the childfree and for those who maybe don't understand what the childfree go through.
If you feel uncertain about having children, or isolated because you feel like the only person on earth with a uterus who hasn't succumbed to 'baby fever'... Read this book! In fact, this book is for anyone who has made bold choices in their lives and decided to swim against the mainstream, because it felt like the right thing to do!
Reading this book in 2013, you would think that the reactions the author receives for simply deciding not to have children are so passé... If that's what you think, then you've obviously never told a group of people you have no plans for kids.Marcia Drut-Davies was told by several publishers that her book wasn't necessary... That it didn't need to be out there. Well, since reading this book ( my first of about 15 books on the childfree life), I can honestly say I no longer felt alone, no longer felt fraudulent as a woman. This book opened up a world of possibilities to me... It awakened me to the realisation that my life can be whatever I choose it to be, and nothing less! I've since joined online communities for women without kids and have found so many funny, intelligent women to share conversations with in this pronatalist world! I don't punish myself for not wanting kids.. I just realise it's not for me.
I can't recommend this book enough. Thank you Marcia for sharing your memoir and helping so many readers to feel safe and content in their life-choices. X
Beautiful book! It shows a woman who trusts in herself, her feelings, her desires. Few people know how their life should look, how they want to live. She has created her life as she wanted. For most people, "normal life" is to have children. Is this a "normal life"? What if not having children can be just as normal and just as satisfying? Marcia shows you how she did that.
Bravo to the author for being bold and honest I get inspired by women that speak their truth in such graceful ways. I loved this book. Although I have chosen to have 2 children I applaud those who feel it is a choice that needs to come from the heart and not from what others expect from us. This book can inspire people to make the proper choice when having or not having children. I was not aware of the negative impact and the guilt involved on those who choose a child free life. Thank you for sharing
I'm on my mid-thirties and have been happily married for almost 4 years. I could related to many situations described by the author and I was so happy to know that there is hope and fulfillment when you make your own decisions and fight for what you want for yourself. I was so intrigued by this book that I read it in two days. It was an eye opener and very comforting for me. I'm so glad to know that I'm not alone. I've cried many times because I felt like an alien among other women. Thanks Marcia for mentioning that. The author talks about her childfree life experiences and a '60 minutes' interview that changed her life in the 70s. She is a brave woman who knew what she wanted and didn't back down because of society/family expectations. Being a woman doesn't mean you can bear a child. Having children doesn't mean they will be there for you later in life neither that they will turn out the way you wanted. People have kids for many reasons but some decide to not have them at all. Since I was a child I never dreamed of the day I would have a belly, give birth or breastfeed. I agree with the author when she says that people assume that we hate kids just because we don't want to procreate. I love kids and worked as a full-time nanny/babysitter for more than 4 years and still in touch with the families, I just don't want to have that lifelong responsibility for myself. Every woman has the choice to remain childfree and live a happy and fulfilling life. Marcia's life story still relevant to all women making this choice. If everyone was equipped to raise children we would not have so many kids in foster care. This book is a must read and it could educate those who are constantly criticizing childfree women for their choices. All women deserve respect.
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