No Kidding!
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- List of Chapters
- No Kidding! Chapter One (chapters · testimonials · stories · links)
- Member photos
- NK! 2005 Convention
- NK! 2006 Convention
- 2007 Convention in Las Vegas
- Media Spokespeople
- Newsletter
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Frequently asked questions [edit]
What is No Kidding! all about?[edit]
No Kidding! is an all-volunteer, non-profit social club for adult couples and singles who, for whatever reason, have never had children.
more info: [1]
Who can be a NO KIDDING! member?[edit]
Membership is open to any adult who has never parented—regardless of gender, age, color, race, ethnicity, cultural or linguistic background, marital, social or economic status, political, sexual or religious orientation, or physical or mental ability.
more info: [2]
Membership required?[edit]
or Do I have to join No Kidding! in order to attend No Kidding! activities?
Answer: That depends on your local chapter. Some charge yearly dues, but many do not; you just pay your share at dinners or other events. Many chapters will dues will allow you to attend one or more events as a guest.
What kinds of activities does NO KIDDING! have?[edit]
- See also: Event Ideas
Our members and non-members organize several social activities a month, such as dinners, hikes, or games nights, where we talk about careers, books, pets, studies, movies, travels, recipes, interests, our jobs, current events, sex, politics, and religion—but rarely, if ever, about children.
Media coverage [edit]
- New Work, New Families: America's Juggling Act WKSU 89.7FM, 2001.
- Childfree in America, Creative loafing, Charlotte NC 1.11.2006
- Childless: Some by Chance, Some by Choice Washington Post, Nov 2006
- Oh, baby: Are the childfree a fast-growing, misunderstood movement — or just a bunch of mean ol’ kid haters?, Metro Times - Détroit, Dec 2006
- Inconceivable:More married couples are choosing to not have kids, and are proud of it, San Diego Union-Tribune, Jan 2007
- They're Childless And Proud Of It, Boston Globe, June 3 1996.
Website [edit]
Our website is http://nokidding.net/ It contains much information, including a list of Frequently Asked Questions, plus lists of resources and links. Do have a look through. The information you seek or the answer to your question may already be there.
There are three ways to contact No Kidding! (We appreciate not getting just a bare-bones general request for info; why not tell us a little bit about yourself and why you’re interested in No Kidding!)
- E-mail info@nokidding.net (ask your questions)
- Call info line 604-538-7736 (24 hours; leave a message)
Many individual No Kidding! chapters have their own local websites, on which will typically be listed upcoming No Kidding! events for your area.
