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1 I had a thought-provoking, emotionally & #39;full& #39;, inspiring #StoryhouseChildless @StoryhouseLive We explored & #39;living in as a non-parent in a family-centric world& #39; #childlessnotbychoice #childfree #childlessbycircumstance #ttc #childlessbychoice Here are my highlights
2 @gatewaywomen: the shame of #childlessness is a powerful tool for keeping us apart: it prevents conversation, community, it creates separation, isolation, stigma and vilification #StoryhouseChildless @StoryhouseLive
3 @gatewaywomen: #abortion is the & #39;taboo within the taboo& #39; of #childlessness #Storyhouse
@StoryhouseLive
@StoryhouseLive
4 @gatewaywomen: the #childless population is growing (and looks like it will continue to grow). Although a sizeable minority #pronatalism keeps us quiet #StoryhouseChildless
@StoryhouseLive #ChildlessNotByChoice #ChildlessByCircumstance #ChildlessByChoice #Childfree
@StoryhouseLive #ChildlessNotByChoice #ChildlessByCircumstance #ChildlessByChoice #Childfree
5 #GatewayWomen #Chester panel courageously shared their experiences: #TurnerSyndrome #UnexplainedInfertility #Infertility ... #StoryhouseChildless @StoryhouseLive
6 #GatewayWomen #Chester discussed the isolation #childlessness prompts with family, friends, work colleagues and how connecting with each other has changed their lives #StoryhouseChildless @StoryhouseLive
#ChildlessNotByChoice #ChildlessByCircumstance
#ChildlessNotByChoice #ChildlessByCircumstance
7 #GatewayWomen #Chester have had some classic #ChildlessBingo moments ... #StoryhouseChildless @StoryhouseLive ...
8 #GatewayWomen #Chester #ChildlessBingo
Why don& #39;t you get a dog?
Have you thought about adoption?
Oh, sorry you can& #39;t have kids...here& #39;s a picture of my new baby!
God, you must be relieved you can& #39;t have kids, they are knackering!
#StoryhouseChildless @StoryhouseLive
Why don& #39;t you get a dog?
Have you thought about adoption?
Oh, sorry you can& #39;t have kids...here& #39;s a picture of my new baby!
God, you must be relieved you can& #39;t have kids, they are knackering!
#StoryhouseChildless @StoryhouseLive
9 If you ruled the world, what would you change for #childless community?
*Education for GPs, Healthcare professionals, fertility specialists on grief, isolation, stigma #childlessness
*Recognition that family-orientated events trigger pain
* #Childfree spaces
*Education for GPs, Healthcare professionals, fertility specialists on grief, isolation, stigma #childlessness
*Recognition that family-orientated events trigger pain
* #Childfree spaces
10 *Wider representation of #childless experiences in school curriculum - let& #39;s get away from stereotypes of the spinster, the cat-lady, the mad woman in the attic!
*Be thoughtful, compassionate, have empathy for #childlessness #StoryhouseChildless
*Be thoughtful, compassionate, have empathy for #childlessness #StoryhouseChildless
11 @RobinHadley1: #ChildlessMen are under-researched; male fertility stats are not regularly collected in the UK. There are more childless men than childless women (aprox 25% compared 20% women) #StoryhouseChildless @StoryhouseLive
12 @RobinHadley1: #ChildlessMen less economically privileged than fathers; have higher suicide rates; and fear they are perceived as peodophiles #StoryhouseChildless @StoryhouseLive
13 @RobinHadley1 #ChildlessMen report fears of the future without children, isolation, not feeling & #39;like a man& #39;, alienation. #StoryhouseChildless @StoryhouseLive
14 & #39;Something Missing& #39; by @RobinHadley1
There’s something missing
A conversation ended before it began
Scatterlings of cuda, shuda, wuda, dada
The latent maelstrom of the none man
There’s something missing,
holding a life-wide gap,
breathing wallpaper,
There’s something missing
A conversation ended before it began
Scatterlings of cuda, shuda, wuda, dada
The latent maelstrom of the none man
There’s something missing,
holding a life-wide gap,
breathing wallpaper,
15
I am whole and incomplete
There’s something missing,
first to be left behind,
first to be sent in,
this line is incomplete
#StoryhouseChildless @StoryhouseLive
I am whole and incomplete
There’s something missing,
first to be left behind,
first to be sent in,
this line is incomplete
#StoryhouseChildless @StoryhouseLive
16 Barbara Dillon& #39;s experiences #LGBTQI #childlessness took us through soaring grief and joyous meaning making! #StoryhouseChildless @StoryhouseLive
17 @ShonaHookham has just been diagnosed with #POI at the age of 24. This means she is experiencing #earlymenopause #infertility #grief #StoryhouseChildless @StoryhouseLive - I cried at this point, ironic given my next reflection - but I& #39;m *so* proud of Shona.
18 There is so much emotional and political work involved in explaining, justifying, rationalising #childlessness to other people, and managing their expectations, sympathy, pity #StoryhouseChildless #ChildlessNotByChoice #Childfree #ChildlessbyChoice @StoryhouseLive
19 I will never forget @yvonnehjohn punch-in-the-gut, challenging intersectional analysis of #Childlessness - from the & #39;only black woman in the room& #39;.
20 @yvonnehjohn & #39;My experiences of being seen as the angry black women , being dismissed and over looked because of my gender and/ or skin colour or being told that I’m being over sensitive (to what I perceived as a racist situation)...black women are negatively stereotyped& #39;
21 Dave and Lizzie Lowrie @Saltwater_Honey took us on a storytelling journey to find our own way to voice our struggles, recognise the & #39;transformative& #39; twist in our tales, and to think about what the hero, villain, and victim of our challenges might be ...
22 I just kept thinking that the villain in the #childless story is #pronatalism #patriarchy and that I was SURROUNDED all day by #heros....
23 If you& #39;ve never heard Chiara Beradelli perform her one-woman storytelling and music show then you don& #39;t know what you are missing #TotalFanGirl I want everyone to buy a copy of #SeaMonster here: https://chiaraberardelli.com/ ">https://chiaraberardelli.com/">...
24 Taboo, stigma, shame was broken as community formed between strangers, across #childlessness #experiences, an acknowledgement of differences & similarities, an understanding of when to listen & when to speak #ChildlessNotByChoice #ChildlessByChoice An immense day, thank you
