The NotMom Dilemma and Agenda
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, half of women age 15 to 44 do not have children. Many of these women made the choice to remain childless while others lack children simply due to life's circumstances or biology.
Karen Malone Wright used to work in public relations and communications, is the CEO of ODYSSEY Creative Communications, and the founder of TheNotMom.com in 2011. In Malone's case, she wanted to have kids, but things simply did not work out. The NotMom site and blog started as a type of journal for herself, a place where she could express her frustrations with not being a mom in a corporate environment where everyone seemed to have the mom experience but her. She was over 50 years old, did not have …show more content…
And, it's not just women of a certain color or economic status. Women from all walks of life face the "no kid" thing, and with a celebrity like Gabrielle Union talking about it, the situation entered the mainstream spotlight.
This October, Wright has decided to move from virtual to physical. She is taking her website "live" and bringing the NotMom virtual world to the people through the NotMom Summit. Some of the topics that will be addressed at the summit are setting boundaries when talking with friends who have kids, financial planning, long-term care, who will take care of you when you are older, what will your legacy be like if you have no kids, who will care for your pets, and even how to answer people when they question you about your lack of children. Other topics of interest are dating, faith, and holidays.
If you are not able to make it to the Summit, the NotMom website and blog is still active and filled with advice, support, and the knowledge that you are never
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, half of women age 15 to 44 do not have children. Many of these women made the choice to remain childless while others lack children simply due to life's circumstances or biology.
Karen Malone Wright used to work in public relations and communications, is the CEO of ODYSSEY Creative Communications, and the founder of TheNotMom.com in 2011. In Malone's case, she wanted to have kids, but things simply did not work out. The NotMom site and blog started as a type of journal for herself, a place where she could express her frustrations with not being a mom in a corporate environment where everyone seemed to have the mom experience but her. She was over 50 years old, did not have …show more content…
And, it's not just women of a certain color or economic status. Women from all walks of life face the "no kid" thing, and with a celebrity like Gabrielle Union talking about it, the situation entered the mainstream spotlight.
This October, Wright has decided to move from virtual to physical. She is taking her website "live" and bringing the NotMom virtual world to the people through the NotMom Summit. Some of the topics that will be addressed at the summit are setting boundaries when talking with friends who have kids, financial planning, long-term care, who will take care of you when you are older, what will your legacy be like if you have no kids, who will care for your pets, and even how to answer people when they question you about your lack of children. Other topics of interest are dating, faith, and holidays.
If you are not able to make it to the Summit, the NotMom website and blog is still active and filled with advice, support, and the knowledge that you are never