WE ARE CHILDFREE

#Domestic Abuse

Short Stories

“I kept thinking I couldn’t be a mother in this environment and how do I get out of this relationship.”

Anonymous

Short Stories

“I fought long and hard for my happiness and my freedom.”

Isabell, 33, Germany

Short Stories

“I like to think that the decision not to have children was a selfless one.”

Mary, 42, Australia

Short Stories

“I don't regret having a bilateral salpingectomy. I call my incisions freedom scars.”

Lauren, 31, USA

Short Stories

“We wonder if a child would contribute to our happiness or would make us bump up against our limits.”

Neelke, 32, Belgium

Short Stories

“I felt that to fit in I was going to have to endure the horror of having a child.”

Emily, 28, UK

Short Stories

“I would be too sensitive to watch bad things happen to my children.”

Anonymous

Short Stories

“I worked in OBGYN and learned the hidden horrors of pregnancy and childbirth.”

Britt, 36, USA

Short Stories

“I can’t stand the way social media has idealised motherhood at the expense of women and children.”

Jasmine, 39, Australia

Short Stories

“I've been shown that children are too often pawns in the games adults play.”

Anonymous