Childless Men

Dr Ann Dalzell's research interests are the stories of men who want to be fathers but who do not have children for reasons other than male infertility

[Helena Tubridy | Fertility Coach @FertilityExpert]

Woman has baby after womb transplant in world first - Financial Express Mobile: http://t.co/6S0c12sNCc

[Jody Day (Gateway Women) @gatewaywomen]

5 pieces of advice parents need to stop giving non-parents. 1: quit assuming life is meaningless without them... http://t.co/49opFTyq6d

[Childless Men @childlessmen]

Interesting: #Channel4's"John Richardson Grows Up" has an episode on parenthood so he can "explore the frightening prospect of adulthood"

[Childless Men @childlessmen]

@Nonparents I agree. I'm always looking for ways to do this. It's frustrating childless people are seen only as sad/tragic/angry/strange...

[Childless Men @childlessmen]

@Nonparents I'd be interested to hear your ideas on how this can be done.

[Childless Men @childlessmen]

@Nonparents We rarely see images of childless people getting on with life and - more importantly - living life to the full. #childless

[Childless Men @childlessmen]

@Nonparents Yes. Alienation leads to isolation and a sense of being 'different'. #childless

[ReproSoc @ReproSoc]

1st discussant @SophieZadeh: Interesting how discussions of non-normative parenthood are still couched in normative language #contested2014

[Childless Men @childlessmen]

@Ms_Infertil You are so right. Childless people are presented with the idea of it being linear and then feel confused when it isn't so.

[Childless Men @childlessmen]

@gsmwc02 @Nonparents ... and, Greg,those emotions will shift and change in different circumstances.

[ReproSoc @ReproSoc]

Q&A Wahlberg: Ideas about disease and transmission shape IVF practice in clinical settings differently across time and space #contested2014

[Childless Men @childlessmen]

@ReproSoc My research with childless gay men showed many had no networks where they could share feelings about wanting to be a dad

[ReproSoc @ReproSoc]

Pralat responds: Aging, gay men and HIV status do intersect, now dealt with more on a individual level as a chronic condition #contested2014

[ReproSoc @ReproSoc]

Discussant @RobinHadley1: Cut off age for sperm donors is relatively young, and could be considered a parallel exclusion #contested2014

[ReproSoc @ReproSoc]

Pralat: What are the political implications of disrupting assumptions around HIV status and the pursuit of parenthood? #contested2014

[Childless Men @childlessmen]

@Ms_Infertile Like the way you change your choice of label according to how you feel about not being a parent

[Childless Men @childlessmen]

@gsmwc02 @Nonparents I agree Greg. The men in my research told me pain can be there but there are also other emotions when you're not a Dad.

[Childless Men @childlessmen]

@Ms_Infertile @Nonparents It's a jump which, sadly, is made too often

[Childless Men @childlessmen]

@ReproSoc Loving the posts. Keep them coming. Have a well earned break over lunch!

[Childless Men @childlessmen]

@Ms_Infertile @Nonparents That sort of language is inappropriate in so many ways. No wonder childless people are misunderstood. #childless