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Chronicling astonishing shifts in public attitudes toward reproduction, from the association of barrenness with sin in colonial times, to the creation of laws for compulsory sterilization in the early twentieth century, from the baby craze of the 1950s, to the rise in voluntary childlessness in the 1990s, to the increasing reliance on startling reproductive technologies today, Elaine Tyler May reveals the intersection between public life and the most private part of our lives--sexuality, procreation, and family..
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I Will Bear This Scar explores the complex issue of childlessness through the power of poetry. Women in need of healing and emotional connections with other women will be transformed by these extraordinary voices.

Poet Marietta W. Bratton compiled this compelling poetry anthology, which includes the work of more than forty women who have struggled with their childlessness. I Will Bear This Scar often touches upon difficult and painful emotions, drawing you into the very heart of their experience. Yet threads of support and affirmation weave through this collection, offering renewal for others who may have faced the same.

Whether through infertility, miscarriage, abortion, by delaying the decision to have a child until too late, or by choosing not to bear a child, these women share their experience through verse. If you’ve experienced the overwhelming emotions associated with not having children, you’ll find the support you need in I Will Bear This Scar..
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> Do you some day want to have children?

> Or do you want to live your life without having children??

> Have you ever wished you had children?

> Or have you ever wished you didn't have children??

> Are you struggling with not being able to have children?

> Or struggling with the challenges of having children??

Whatever side you're on, you are not alone!

> Are you getting pressure to have kids?

> Or are the pressures of raising kids crushing you??

> Does your spouse want kids, but you don't?

> Or are others making you feel selfish for not having kids??

> Have you ever thought you missed out by not having kids?

> Or do you think you'll miss out if you don't have kids??

All these questions are tackled head on - without all the political, or parental, correctness!

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Disillusioned by long hours at home alone and by demands from the older generation, Japanese women are marrying later, resulting in a sharp decline in the Japanese birth rate. Japan: The Childless Society considers the reasons why Japanese women are finding it increasingly difficult to accept the terms and conditions of motherhood. It explores the major factors contributing to maternal malaise in Japan including: the Ten Commandments of the Good Mother, the changing role of the father, education and careers and nostalgia from older generations. Drawing on extensive interviews with Japanese women and translated into English for the first time, this innovative study examines the implications behind the declining birth rate and looks towards the future of a country that is in danger of becoming a "childless society''..
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This cartoon-filled humor book brings cheer to those who are leaning against parenthood but don't get much support from a society that teaches the four R's: Reading, 'Riting, 'Rithmetic, and Reproduction! Serious books on the subject of choosing to be childless abound, but nothing light-hearted -- until now. Emotions run high on this topic, and that's precisely the sort of issue where humor thrives. Erma Bombeck looked at family life, Scott Adams took on work life, and Ellen Metter and illustrator Loretta Gomez tackle the question with a life-altering answer: Is it my fate to procreate?.
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