Midway through the summer I shared a pic through Twitter of my niece with me holding her. What followed was a series of private messages from readers with the same theme. “I thought you hated kids!” Absolutely no where in my essays, blog posts and any published works have I ever written the words “I hate kids/children.” […]
It is a major work. Every minute spent on researching and writing this book was well worth it. The very day when it struck me to write Planned UnParenthood I knew I was on to something very special. Five years after the initial release, it still is something special. Shortly after the release, a reader […]
So many are told from a young age that when they grow up, they will have children of their own. It is still common for parents to instill a traditionalist biological ideology in the minds of their offspring. They may be teaching them what they learned from their parents. Or, the parents could be telling […]
I read British Conservative MP, and potential successor to outgoing Prime Minister David Cameron Andrea Leadsom’s comments about having a supposed advantage over her counterpart because she is a Mom. They are completely out-of-touch. Her comments insist that only parents have a real interest in the future of their countries. The comments go on to […]
Originally released in 2012 and revised this year, my book is continuing to be a launch pad for topics of discussion surrounding the choice not to have children. I never intended to re-read the book again but was encouraged by the idea that even a slight revision could maybe redefine the discussion. I have used […]
It was only a few weeks ago where I swore that I would never read this book again. This was born out of a fear of finding too many things that might need to be changed. Revising is one of my favourite things about work. I long viewed Planned UnParenthood as being finished completely. It […]
What a week. Here is how I started out my previous Monday. Working from the desktop in my office I was looking for an older Excel file that for whatever reason, I needed to access. I guess because it was Monday and I was lacking in coffee or tea, I decided to start cleaning out […]
Recently I was asked how could I fundamentally disagree with the idea of procreation. I never once have said that I ever disagree with the idea of procreation. I disagree with discouraging anyone who wishes to never have children. I disagree with the mentality that somehow biology is destiny. That we all are here to […]
Recently, I had the privilege to talk further about Planned UnParenthood and the writing business in general by answering a few questions from Laura Carroll. Laura is a Writer, Editor and the Author of several books. Most recently, “The Baby Matrix: Why Freeing Our Minds From Outmoded Thinking About Parenthood & Reproduction Will Create […]
This past Friday August 1, another International Childfree Day presented and passed. Certainly a humbling day for me personally having won “International Childfree Man of The Year”. I am grateful to the selection panel for their consideration, my family, colleagues, friends and to the Childfree community as a whole for their kind words of support. […]
Dann Alexander 