The pressure for women to have children transcends cultural, ethnic, and racial lines. Terms like legacy, fruitfulness, family unit, matriarchy, and even the opposing connotations like barrenness and the dreaded patriarchy are easily understood in every culture. The translation and application may be different, but the message is clear: Women should have children to progress humanity. Even with discussions about overpopulation, poverty, and cultural conflicts, women are still expected to gratefully accept some man’s sperm into her body and produce at least one baby. Depending on your living situation, a child represents your life insurance policy, estate planning, and your retirement plan. As a Black woman, I have no doubt felt the pressure to have children. Whether it is because I should promote my culture and pass along traditions and history or because I should be afraid of dying alone, children are expected. Over the years, I have gone back and forth on the desire to have childre...
This is a special and sacred space where thoughts and feelings are shared about being a CHILDFREE BLACK WOMAN! Black childfree women are apart of a unique and steadily increasing; yet, often forgotten club! But Sistah, we see you, we value you, we are you! We dispel the "Old Maid" myth and share our truth with a touch of humor! We are wonderfully made and living our best childfree life! We want you to remember this, "Womanhood is NOT synonymous with Motherhood!"