Marcel, a separated German man and father of two, reflects on parenthood within marriage as a natural condition for him and also facilitated by favourable socio-economic conditions. He questions why people choose not to have children, leaving aside the prejudices…
In 2017, Mounia, the editorial director of the Tunisian webzine Inkyfada, recounts the difficulties she encountered in finding women to give testimonies for Lunàdigas in Tunisia, where the issue of free choice regarding motherhood is one of the strongest taboos…
In the setting of a theatre, after the screening of the film ‘Lunàdigas, or concerning childfree women’, a group of women from different geographies find themselves sharing their personal stories, opening up a debate on the multiple ways of acting…
Maria Daniela recounts in Sassarese language the pain she shared with her sister: neither of them could have children. Today she has processed her pain and feels grateful for the loving people around her. Vuoi ascoltare e leggere altre testimonianze?…
Roberta, mother of a little girl, recounts the difficulties she experienced in deciding to have a child: job insecurity, money, pressure from people, the need to lean on the family of origin, are factors that affect the choice to become…
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…
Teresa looks back on her working career in the municipal offices of Sassari. Although it was not a conscious choice, Teresa did not have children, just like several other members of her family. Her priority was independence. Today, Teresa looks…
