In Soviet times, women who refused to have children were pitied and called childless. It was believed that children could not be only because of health problems, although representatives of creative professions often refused the opportunity to have children themselves. It was a conscious choice of a person that he made in favor of his favorite profession. They were ready to pay the notorious tax on childlessness all their lives and be happy at the same time.

Maya Plisetskaya

The famous Soviet ballerina could not even imagine a situation where she would have to leave the stage for a long time. That is why Maya Mikhailovna honestly warned her second husband Rodion Shchedrin about her attitude towards children. The composer, according to Plisetskaya, accepted her words without much enthusiasm. However, he loved his wife too much and himself defended at all levels her right to self-determination in all spheres of life.

Maya Plisetskaya chose the stage instead of raising children and never regretted it. She happily lived in marriage with Rodion Shchedrin for more than half a century and did not get tired of repeating: the secret of her happiness lies in the wisdom of a man. Rodion Konstantinovich was never jealous of his wife for fame and did not put her in a framework that would suppress her. He calmly put up with whims and did everything to make Maya Plisetskaya feel comfortable.

In the late 1990s, a trial took place in Moscow, where Maya Plisetskaya acted as the plaintiff, and the Moskovsky Komsomolets newspaper was the defendant. The subject of the initiation of the case was an article about a daughter of a ballerina secretly born and adopted by another family. The court satisfied the claim of Maya Plisetskaya on the basis of the proven fact that the ballerina had no children.

Lyubov Orlova

One of the most popular actresses of the Soviet era lived with her husband, director Grigory Alexandrov, for more than 40 years. However, they did not have children. The famous couple never talked about the reasons for their lack of joint children. But it is worth remembering how the actress treated her own appearance, and you can understand: the children were not included in her plans at all.

Lyubov Orlova always devoted herself to her roles without reserve, she starred a lot and successfully, she was one of the leading actresses of the Mossovet Theater. It is unlikely that in her busy creative schedule there could be a place for pregnancy and then raising children.

Until the end of her days, she took care of her beauty and could not imagine life without cinema. Shortly before her death, she starred in the film Starling and Lyra, where she played a 25-year-old girl. True, the film was never released. Allegedly, Lyubov Petrovna herself asked not to show the picture, because all the signs of the actress's real age were too noticeable on the screen.

Natalia Gundareva

Known Soviet actress she was married three times, experienced several vivid novels, but she had no children. Natalya Gundareva did not like to talk about her family. In one of the interviews, commenting on her divorce from the famous director Leonid Kheifets, the actress noted that at the peak of her popularity she had to be torn between family responsibilities and professional demand. In another, she frankly said: the theater completely replaced her children.

At the age of 40, the actress had a close friend, Irina Degteva, whom Mikhail Filippov, Gundareva's husband, even called his adopted daughter, although by the time they met the girl was already 30 years old. According to Irina, the actress never worried about the absence of children, finding many reasons to be happy in life and in the profession.

Ludmila Zykina

The unusually talented singer has always been liked by men. She had four marriages, but in none of them she was in a hurry to have children. Lyudmila Zykina could not imagine herself outside the stage, and therefore she constantly traveled with concerts throughout the country. In such a rhythm of life, by her own admission, there was simply no time to raise a baby.

Lyudmila Georgievna believed: the child needs the attention and care of his mother, only then he will grow up happy. She, due to employment, simply did not have the opportunity to take care of children. But she also considered it wrong to shift these chores to nannies, so she completely abandoned the idea of ​​\u200b\u200bhaving children.

Tatyana Doronina

The actress could have had children if not for the jealousy that destroyed her first family. Then Tatyana Doronina's husband was Oleg Basilashvili, and she believed the rumors about his romance with one of the actresses on tour. After parting with her husband, Tatyana Vasilievna got rid of pregnancy.

There were no children in the following marriages of the actress. However, her greatest passion was theater. She gave him all her strength, feelings and emotions, which could hardly be enough for children. If the actress and President of the Moscow Art Theatre. M. Gorky about something, so it's about those twins, whom she did not dare to give birth because of jealousy and fear of being left alone with them.

Laima Vaikule

At one time, Laima Vaikule was too preoccupied with her career to give birth, so she had an abortion in her youth. Later, her actual husband Andrei Latkovsky considered the issue of children untimely. The singer believes that her lover had no desire to have children at all. However, if it appeared later, then the time had already been lost, and later the health problems of Laima Vaikule herself made the birth of children impossible.

Faina Ranevskaya

Probably the most famous and loneliest woman in the artistic environment is the incomparable Faina Ranevskaya. She never married and never talked about children. But she reasonably noted: loneliness is an invariable companion of talent.

Each person chooses how to build his life. Many give up the opportunity to have children because of a career or a simple unwillingness to change anything in their comfortable life.

The famous Oprah is not a bit shy about saying that she does not want to have children. When the future TV presenter was a very young girl, she became pregnant, but the baby died immediately after birth. Since then, she decided - no children and relationships with men who want them. She lives for work.

Rene Zellwegger

According to the actress, motherhood is not at all what she dreams of. Children appear to Rene as little tyrants who completely subjugate the lives of their parents. She still agrees to sit with her nieces, her brother's children, but categorically refuses to start her own.

Jacqueline Bisset

The star of the film "Wild Orchid" never regretted the absence of heirs. Jacqueline is the godmother of Angelina Jolie and this role was enough for her. In general, Bisset always says that she lived exactly the life she wanted.

Mylene Farmer

“I am my own beloved daughter,” the French singer says when asked if she is going to have children. Mylene Farmer prefers to take care of herself rather than children, believing that motherhood is not her life task.

Cameron Diaz

Diaz explains his success in life and on the screen precisely by the absence of children. The actress believes that women are afraid to speak directly about the reluctance of motherhood just because they are afraid of public condemnation. And she is not afraid! Although, according to rumors, it is no longer averse to becoming a mother.

Christopher Walken

“My wife has enough worries with me,” says the actor and adds that he is too selfish to share his life with children.

Haruki Murakami

Murakami is all in his work and despite his considerable age, he is still thinking when he grows up. The kids seem to get in the way of this.

Lev Tolstoy

It is strange to see Leo Tolstoy, who had 13 children, on the list of childfree, isn't it? However, judging by the attitude of the offspring, the writer liked the process itself, and not the result. “In St. Petersburg, children did not interfere with the lives of their fathers. Children were brought up in institutions, and there was no such wild notion spreading in Moscow that children have all the luxury of life, and parents have only work and worries. Here they understood that a person is obliged to live for himself, as an educated person should live,” Tolstoy wrote. So, if contraceptives were widespread then, as they are now, the writer would definitely use them, as it seems to us.

Among the stellar personalities there are those who simply cannot imagine their life without children: Angelina Jolie, Eddie Murphy, Heidi Klum. However, not all stars are in a hurry to become parents and they live so well. They focus on career, success, personal life. Such thinking has become increasingly adhered to and is called childfree in Hollywood.

Recently an American actress Jennifer Aniston could not stand the scrutiny of her personal life and published a whole note in the Huffington Post, asking fans and journalists to stop following her and trying in every possible way to find out if she was pregnant or not. Alas, Aniston is not the only one who never became a mom. Let's see who else has given up the joys of motherhood in favor of a career.

The relationship of the Russian tennis player Anna Kournikova and the Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias excite the whole world. The couple met 15 years ago on the set of the new video "Escape". Since then, the Spaniard's heart has been occupied only by Anna. However, Iglesias did not offer his hand and heart to the tennis player. Moreover, during this time the couple did not have children. The media often attributed pregnancy to Kournikova, but this turned out to be just another fiction of journalists. Most recently, the singer gave an interview to the German edition of Gala, where he admitted: “Anna is the love of my life. I am 100% sure of this. Maybe in 90 years I will have a different opinion, but for now I am sure of this. I really want to have children, even if they are born unexpectedly. I think we should look into this matter tonight."

Diaz believes that children are a lot of work and they are unlikely to be able to make her truly happy. “Raising children is more work and responsibility than just living your life. For many years I have been thinking that I need children. This life looks better to me, although such a decision is not easy to make. I love taking care of people, but I don't want to be a mom." Most recently, the actress married musician Benji Madden, and maybe married life will change the blonde's mind.

Despite the fact that Clooney has been officially married to the 38-year-old Amal Alamuddin The couple has no children. “I don't think about children. Of course, once there were thoughts about the heirs, but this is not a priority.

British supermodel Naomi Campbell has long been at the age to have a family and children. However, the black panther still avoids diapers. “I'm not saying I don't want children. Perhaps they will. But I don't know how I will have children. I'm just not ready yet," Naomi told the Mirror.

Star of "Cold Game" Renne Zellweger and is completely convinced that motherhood is slavery. “I'd rather play with my nephews. It's much easier than being a mother yourself. After all, I can give them away at any moment. But being a mother is slavery. You don't have a single minute to do something calmly."

Winona Ryder (44)

“I saw the children of my brothers and sisters and realized that kids are a lot of work. Now my priority is the family, ”said the Hollywood actress to one of the American publications. Also, Winona recently gave an interview to The edit magazine, where she admitted that she takes marriage very seriously, because before her eyes the marriage of her parents, who had lived together for more than forty years.

Star of the series "Sex in big city» Beauty Kim Cattrall is also in no hurry to become a mother. Despite the fact that the girl was already married three times, her attitude towards children has not changed. Kim herself says that she does not regret for a minute that she could not become a mother. Moreover, the actress expressed her attitude towards marriage, saying that she loves to be free.

American model Carol Alt has been living with a Russian hockey player for twelve years Alexey Yashin. However, the couple never had children. Details of the personal life of this couple are not available to fans. It is only known that Alexei and Carol continue their quiet family life. And their thirteen-year age difference has absolutely no effect on this.

The legendary American film director Tarantino, at 53, remains single and has no children. The film genius himself believes that his children and wife would not allow him to achieve his goal. And in general, Quentin says that his motto is: "Make films, not children." Well, let's hope that such a harsh opinion of the director will change.

famous french singer Mylene Farmer never hid her attitude towards family and children. The girl believes that she has enough worries about herself. Besides, raising children is a calling. And it is difficult for Mylene to imagine this, because she considers herself still a little girl.

We don't always think about how radically the invention of contraception has changed the world. Women now have an unprecedented opportunity: to choose when and how many children to give birth to and whether to give birth at all. At first, the stars, concerned about their careers and maintaining a good figure, began to promote the childfree lifestyle: Jennifer Aniston, Renee Zellweger, Kim Cattrall, Helen Mirren, and after them, ordinary women began to postpone motherhood “for later” or completely abandon it.

The childfree movement, or "voluntarily childless", originated in the West in the 70s of the XX century, and in last decade gaining popularity in Russia. Adults who do not want to have children unite in a kind of clubs to find like-minded people and resist the pressure of society.

"Childfree" complain that they are under incredible pressure. Parents reproach them with the absence of grandchildren, acquaintances tactlessly ask when they will finally have a baby, and the authorities of some states also raise taxes for them.

Who becomes a childfree?

Among childfree there are representatives of different age groups, professions and wealth. How do these people motivate their choice? The most common arguments: unwillingness to go on maternity leave and interrupt career growth, the desire to be free, unwillingness to take care of anyone other than yourself and your partner, lack of warm feelings for children, and even frank awareness of your own selfishness.

“I can’t take care of my cat on a regular basis,” admits a member of the online childfree community. “What a child!” Some honestly say that what scares them the most is the inability to fully manage their lives and round-the-clock care for the baby. There are many who express outright hatred for children: “I am annoyed by their very appearance, squeaky voice and stupid questions!”.

According to psychologists, dislike for children is usually felt by those who at an early age were psychologically traumatized, felt unloved or disadvantaged in some way. In fact, their anger is that of an offended child who cannot bear the sight of other (possibly happier) children. Such people would do well to entrust their nerves to a psychologist, regardless of whether they decide to become parents in the future or not.

Childfree dilemma: children or career?

And what about those who motivate their choice with a rational desire to build a career or be free? Here everything is much more complicated and interesting.

Surprisingly, many mothers agree with the "voluntarily childless" arguments. Yes, pregnancy does not have the best effect on the figure and skin condition, and the decree makes you forget about your career for a while. It is also true that it is much more difficult to travel with a baby, and that there is much less time for self-care. Another thing is that this does not stop women striving for motherhood. They even find advantages in their condition: they make a plump figure a “motivator” in order to finally sign up for a gym, and during the decree they are engaged in self-education.

“Both times I returned to the profession as a more qualified employee than I left,” says the mother of two children.

So, childfree's arguments are just excuses? Experts say that real reasons reluctance to have children usually runs deeper than the fear of dirty diapers.

Fear of getting fat, getting stretch marks, and similar anxieties mask the subconscious unwillingness to make global changes in life. After all, physical changes are just the tip of a huge iceberg. The birth of a child marks the beginning of a new stage in life. To enter into it, it takes courage, which not everyone has.

Childfree's personal life

Under arguments like “I don’t want someone to interfere in my relationship with my husband (boyfriend),” “I don’t want to waste my time on anyone other than my loved one,” most likely, there is a lack of confidence in the partner. Indeed, when the union of a man and a woman is unreliable, the appearance of a baby can destroy it. The legend that children “cement” a marriage is a thing of the past in an era of rampant divorce. If these fears torment you when you think about a child, you should think about your relationship with your spouse. Do you have real reasons not to trust him, or is the fear rooted, for example, in your childhood?

But the confessions from the series “I am too selfish”, “I myself am still a child” turn out to be true. Is it just good? We take on a piece of responsibility, entering into any relationship: friendly, partnership, business. Girls capable of such a statement often expect parental care from friends and a spouse. With the phrase “in my soul I am an eternal child,” they affirm their unwillingness to grow up. Well, it's a personal choice for everyone.

Adequate childfree

“I just don't want kids,” “It's not mine,” “I'm not meant to be a parent,” some childfree say. This type of "voluntarily childless" can, perhaps, be called the most balanced and harmonious. It is known that even among animals in each population, approximately 10% of females do not have children. Thus, nature creates a kind of insurance for cubs whose parents died or left them to the mercy of fate. Instead, childless animals will take care of the babies.

Something similar happens in humans (if we discard the fact that surrogate motherhood is flourishing today). Who has not heard stories about a kind lonely aunt who took in an orphan, sheltered a baby during the war years, helped with money at a critical moment?.. Many trustees of orphanages, school directors, ladies involved in charity, do not have their own children. Their unspent energy is directed in another direction. But such women cannot be called infantile egoists. So, for example, which officially admits that it cannot have children, adopted two children for adoption. So did Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise, who also believed for a long time that they could not have children. Among the latter is Sandra Bullock: she never spoke about health problems, but the adoption of a child suggests ...

Freedom "from something" or for "something" - perhaps key moment choice. Freedom from diapers, night vigils and responsibility turns into selfishness or disguised fears. Freedom to create, create and help others gives life meaning. The question is, which of these two principles are the childless independent bachelors Jennifer Aniston, Renee Zellweger, Kim Cattrall and Helen Mirren following? And what do you think?

Here are some stars who did not want to know the joy of motherhood:

The Australian singer has reached unprecedented heights in her career, but Kylie did not grow together with motherhood. And all because she had breast cancer, which she fought with difficulty. But, alas, after that it turned out to be fruitless. consciously refused other ways to have a child - the singer immediately dismissed surrogate motherhood and adoption. And although at first it was hard for her to come to terms with this, she nevertheless admitted that she would never become a mother.

Patricia Kaas had no desire to become a mother. The singer said that she was pregnant several times, but all these times she had abortions so as not to raise an unwanted child.

I didn't even know what it was like to be a mom. In the film industry, the actress has achieved incredible success, but in her personal life she did not succeed. About her pregnancy go various rumors- some argue that she has been treated for infertility for a long time, others are sure that Jennifer is looking for a suitable partner to be the father of her children. Aniston herself claims that motherhood is not an obligatory part of life, and she is quite happy without children.

Renee Zellweger did not want to have children. She believes that there is nothing of the sort in this - each person has the right to decide for himself whether he needs a child or not. AT modern world there is no need to populate the planet to the extreme, but just the opposite - it is worth starting to save the resources of the Earth.

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