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This site was created to provide a forum for the discussion of overpopulation. I was surprised to see how little conversation was taking place concerning the biggest problem we all face. While global warming is moving to the fore, I hear few voices addressing the core issue, which is overpopulation. We are already overpopulated, in what is called overshoot, heading toward global collapse.My position is this: I advocate for childlessness. I believe that those who have no children should be celebrated and honored as people making as important a contribution to the continuation of life as parents. Some of us must make sacrifices to allow for others to have what they need to survive. Adoption is great. Having small families (2 or less) is ok. Anything else is irresponsible and damaging to our survival as a species. I believe women are the gatekeepers, that women, as a group, must control their fertility and that individual women are directly responsible for their childbearing decisions. Where women are powerless, they must be empowered, and where women have choices they must exercise them responsibly. I believe in condoms and male responsibility for birth control. It's not all on women. I believe in alternative energy and hopeful technology as a way to give ourselves more time to reduce our numbers and live more lightly on the Earth. Lastly I believe that if we fail to do these things we will become extinct.I welcome debate and discussion so long as it remains issue focused. Personal attacks are unwelcome. Parents are welcome and honored for their choices so long as they can add substance to the debate. Yes parenthood is joyful and sacred. We know. That's not what this site is about. This site is about making room for all children to have a future.Being that we share a small planet in the vast ocean of space, we have a responsibility to our ancestors and to our descendants to make the often difficult decisions necessary to sustain life on Earth.

My Interests

Saving the world. Encouraging women to acknowledge their great power. Creating a better society.

I'd like to meet:

People interested in continuing life on Earth. People who are committed to social and environmental justice. Childless mothers. Mothers to the children of the world. Responsible men and women. Hopeful people.

Links to more information concerning overpopulation. Overpopulation Links

United Nations University Population Update

See the Future Here

Television:

I'd only like to add to this a couple facts: 1. "Nitrogen" fertilizers are most frequently derived from petroleum, which has already peaked and which will only become more expensive. When it becomes prohibitively expensive to make and use these fertilizers you will see a collapse in food production and mass starvation. 2. We have over one billion more people on the planet today than when this movie was made. That means that a majority of the global population would starve if we all tried to eat an American style diet, not just half of the global population as it states in this movie (as if half of humanity starving to death is acceptable).

Books:

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Heroes:

Mother Theresa

Louis Armstrong

Bill Maher

Oprah Winfrey

Amelie Earhart

My Blog

Are 18 Kids Enough?

The following reality show was brought to my attention by one of my friends here on Childless. I think she raises some interesting points and we would like to hear what you think about it:"There is th...
Posted by Childless by Choice on Fri, 16 May 2008 01:33:00 PST

History in the Making

Somehow Barack Obama manages to speak about the reality of racism without casting blame. He manages to recognize and elucidate the discomfort, grief, and trauma that impacts all of us. It&rs...
Posted by Childless by Choice on Wed, 19 Mar 2008 01:05:00 PST

We Lost a Sister

This is Brianna Zunino Denison. She was raped and strangled to death in Reno Nevada while she was home visiting for winter break. Her body was found in an empty field several weeks after she went miss...
Posted by Childless by Choice on Fri, 29 Feb 2008 12:02:00 PST

Are Black Women "Too Good" for Black Men?

I found this thread in the forums with the above title. It caused a lot of controversy, needless to say. I found it quite interesting, and though it is not directly related to overpopulation, I think...
Posted by Childless by Choice on Mon, 17 Dec 2007 05:03:00 PST

Feminism

I haven't gone into this much, but I'd like to draw the connection between feminism, population, and environment. Definitions: Feminism - The idea that women should be valued and respected as much as...
Posted by Childless by Choice on Tue, 27 Nov 2007 02:47:00 PST

The Meaning of Life

I found this very interesting as a childless mother. ...
Posted by Childless by Choice on Tue, 10 Jul 2007 04:03:00 PST

Letter to a Like Minded Soul.

Thank you for adding me and for the great message. Yes, it is scary to see so many women mindlessly adding to the burdens of the planet. I am trying to approach the issue positively and without attack...
Posted by Childless by Choice on Wed, 27 Jun 2007 04:20:00 PST

Honoring Grief and Hope

The decision to remain childless has been difficult for me. Though I always assumed I would have children, I never felt myself to be in a great hurry. In my early 30's I found myself facing a big dile...
Posted by Childless by Choice on Thu, 21 Jun 2007 03:33:00 PST

Fox News: Parents Report More Depression

This article discusses the fact that parents report depression more often than childless people. Certianly many of us can relate, having seen what our own parents went through. With Fathers Day coming...
Posted by Childless by Choice on Sat, 16 Jun 2007 06:05:00 PST