Mario recounts how his childhood, in a very large family, conditioned his experience as a father: at the birth of his third son, he was afraid to make his children relive the hardships he had experienced as a child. In…
Fabio recounts his experience in Sassarese language: he is the father of four children, the result of a choice of love, which, however, does not take away the hardships and difficulties. In the last part of his testimony, Fabio explains…
Andrea reflects on the topic of children and family in Tabarchino language. Unlike his parents' generation, having children today is not something taken for granted but the result of a choice in which various factors, not only possible social pressure,…
Ivo, cultural operator from Sardinia, tells us in Campidanese Sardinian the reasons behind his choice of a life without children, despite being pressured from family and society. He reflects upon the absence of the term “parents” in Sardinian language. Vuoi…
Andrés addresses the issue of parenthood and discusses his life experience, including as a gay boy, in the Colombian context. Andrés reflects from a personal and political perspective with respect to the choice of non-parenthood: he suffers from relative pressure…
Three students from the University of Washington reflect upon their position with regards to women who choose not to have children: while they show full respect for the right to choose, they do not understand the rejection of a biological…
Following the screening of the film “Lunàdigas, or Concerning childfree women”, at Essen, in Germany, Malik tells us about the condition suffered by women with no children in Burkina Faso, his homeland: treated as witches or prostitutes, women are marginalized…
Starting from his profession as a psychiatrist, Leonardo reflects upon his own personal condition as a man without children, a point of reference for his nieces and nephews and for the comunity as a whole. He espresses his view in…
