#5 Childless is More

Pregnant Pause with Zak and Shira by Zak Rosen

Apr 13, 201700:20:29Kids & family

Zak loves the life he and Shira lead now, without kids. So he asks a chorus of people who've decided not to have kids what went into their decisions and how their childfree lives have turned out. To learn more about list...

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