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| Author/Contributor(s): | Maier, Corinne |
| Publisher: | McClelland & Stewart |
| Date: | 8/4/2009 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Condition: | NEW |
The shocking treatise that was a bestselling international media sensation upon its2007 publication in France now makes its eagerly anticipated English-language debut.
A mother of two herself, Maier makes her deadly serious, if at times laugh-out-loud-funny,argument with all the unbridled force of her famously wicked intellect. In fortyto-the-point, impressively erudite chapters drawing on the realms of history, childpsychology, politics, and the environment, Maier effortlessly skewers the idealizednotion of parenthood as a natural and beautiful endeavour. Enough with this “baby-mania”that is plaguing modern society, says Maier, it’s nothing but brainwashing. Areyou prepared to give up your free time, dinners with friends, spontaneous romanticgetaways, and even the luxury of uninterrupted thought for the “vicious little dwarves”that will treat you like their servant, cost you hundreds of thousands of dollars,and end up resenting you?
Speaking to the still “child-free”, to fellow sufferingparents, and to adamant procreationists alike, No Kids is a controversial, thought-provoking,and undeniably entertaining read.
Reasons to avoid having kids:
•You will losetouch with your friends
•Your sex life will be over
•Children cost a fortune
• Child-rearing is endless drudgery
•Vacations will be nightmares
•You’ll lose youridentity and become just “mom” or “dad”
•Your children will become mindless dronesof capitalism
•The planet’s already overcrowded
•Your children will inevitablydisappoint you
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