The American Spinster
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Why Having Kids Is Not A Retirement Plan
One of the most common questions I get when people learn I’m childfree is, “Who’s going to take care of you when you’re older?” The presumption is that by having children, one is guaranteed to have an end-of-life caregiver. The problem is, it rarely works out that way. So not only is having kids for…
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Top 10 Real-Life Spinsters: #4 – Jane Austen
“Anything is to be preferred or endured rather than marrying without Affection.” Of course Jane Austen was going to be on this list of Top 10 Real-Life Spinsters. Though she herself was not well known during her lifetime, today she is an inspiration to women, particularly happily single and childfree women, everywhere. For any new…
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Top 10 Real-Life Spinsters: #5 – Helen Keller
Helen Keller’s fame is such that every school child knows her name and has learned about her life. Helen Keller’s Story As an infant, Keller contracted measles. Though this wasn’t uncommon during the time, the disease left her both blind and deaf. The loss of two primary senses while still a baby meant that as…
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Top 10 Reasons NOT to Have a Baby
Should you stay childfree? One of the major purposes of The American Spinster blog is to encourage women to start thinking more critically about why they want to have that ‘traditional‘ life of marriage and children. Far too many people in the US have children because they’ve been raised to believe it’s a natural milestone.…
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How to Enjoy Eating Alone
For women who live alone (especially those who work from home or don’t care much for cooking), meal times can be neglected or non-existent. If eating solo starts to feel lonesome, or if eating itself has turned into something of a necessary evil, this post is for you. So how can you enjoy eating alone?…
