Comments on: Childfree – Happy Thanksgiving!

By: Mia

Mia — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 04:39:24 +0000

We don’t have Thanksgiving here in New Zealand, but we are obviously missing out! I hope you guys in the USA get a public holiday with Thanksgiving.

By: Phillip Defreitas

Phillip Defreitas — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:56:11 +0000

Thanksgiving Day is a harvest festival celebrated primarily in the United States and Canada. Traditionally, it is a time to give thanks to God for the harvest and express gratitude to others for our many blessings. While historically religious in origin, Thanksgiving is now primarily identified as a secular holiday

By: Lee

Lee — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:33:18 +0000

Thank your for the holiday greetings! Back at you for your Canadian holiday! I too am thankful for many things–one of which is finding such a cool community of people to share with and learn from. I am also thankful that we live in a time where we really can define ourselves and our reality as we wish and carve out the life we believe will make us most fulfilled. Is it frustrating and uncomfortable sometimes? Sure, but hey, it beats going along to get along while your soul withers and dies. Plus, the more we speak out and stand out the more others will feel comfortable doing the same. Which is why what you do BritGirl is truly great!

For the people who come here who have suffered painful rejection or repudiation by your significant other for not seeing the world through their pre-programmed and distorted lens, I just want to say please be thankful for being true to yourself because that is a gift that will bring great things into your life–including people who appreciate you for all that is good and wonderful in you. The less time you spend trying to convince others to accept you, the more time you have for people who will and already do think that you rock!

By: natashka

natashka — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:23:58 +0000

My husband and I don’t have family nearby but our friends are our chosen family. And I am greateful for those wonderful people with whom we can share the holidays. I think for CF’s, friends are more important and precious than they are for parents because, usually, they are our family.

By: SwissBarb

SwissBarb — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:01:23 +0000

I’m glad we don’t have Thanksgiving in Europe because my CF status, totally misunderstood by my family, has made me become somewhat allergic to family events.

But I am certainly grateful, among many other things, for having the choice to be CF!

By: Miss Fanny

Miss Fanny — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 07:10:40 +0000

I second that, FreeWillMatters! Britgirl, this is the first blog I’ve taken a (small) part in because it’s great to discover how many women really feel like we do. You rock!

Happy Thanksgiving from the UK. Stick to your guns, girls!

By: FreeWillMatters

FreeWillMatters — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:17:43 +0000

Britgirl, thank you so much for this blog. I’ve read through many of your posts in the past few days and am so thrilled to find like-minded people.

I’m a woman who is and plans to stay childfree but have already had my share of explaining my reasons to people who are just flabbergasted to how I could have these views. I’m not currently going to church (though I was pondering going back and being a regular) but after reading your article on how churches often feel about the childfree I’m starting to wonder if maybe I’m better off as I am now. I’ve had my qualms with church life and the mob mentality of some Christians and what you say makes sense based on my experiences.

So in the heart of Thanksgiving, thanks again for your blog. It is a gold mine to many of us trying to get away from the sometimes overwhelming pressure to conform to the will of the majority.