Childless Celebrations: Acknowledge & Honor

Please realize, some of the celebrations, acknowledgements, special days may trigger… It all depends on where you are on your journey.

There are days of the year (which shall remain nameless) that really make we childless feel left out. So many times, I have heard those in our tribe question, “When do we get celebrated? When is our day?” So, I did some research and discovered there are some childless celebrations–special days for we infertile, we fur parents, we aunts, we uncles…

Some days acknowledge our pain.

Others honor our what is…

But as you think about the months ahead, I hope you’ll mark these childless celebrations in your calendar. (Or your diary, for those fabulous ones across the pond!)

Yes, let’s acknowledge our heartache. But let’s also honor our what is… And, perhaps most importantly, let’s recognize what we have to celebrate—our strength, resilience, compassion, and incredible capacity for love!

Childless Celebrations

This is NOT a trigger-free post!

Before you look through this list, I want to reiterate what I stated above…

Some of the days below acknowledge our pain.

Others honor our what is…

I have included days not only for the childless, but also for those who’ve battled infertility, suffered miscarriage and/or infant loss, as well as the fur parents, aunts, uncles, and singles among us.

That being said, some of the childless celebrations, acknowledgements, special days may trigger… It all depends on where you are on your journey. But my hope is that we will all realize that there are days for us… We haven’t been forgotten.

Special Days for the Childless, the Infertile, the Fur Parents, the Aunts, the Uncles, the Singles…

January

Dress Up Your Pet Day – Jan 14

February

Love Your Pet Day – Feb 20
Dog Biscuit Appreciation Day – Feb 23

March

Endometriosis Awareness Month
Horse Protection Day – Mar 1
Write Your Story Day – Mar 14
National Puppy Day – Mar 23

April

Adenomyosis Awareness Month
National Pet Day – April 11
International Pink Day – 2nd week in April
#OwningOurVoice during #NIAW2021 – 18 to 24 April 2021
Pet Parent’s Day – last Sunday in April

May

Canbace Day – May 1
Bereaved Mother’s Day – first Sunday in May
Infertility Survival Day – first Sunday in May
Dog Mom’s Day – second Saturday in May
Childless Saturday – second Saturday in May (Observed in Finland)

June

Old Maid’s Day – June 4 (Hate the name, but love the sentiment…)

“On National Old Maid’s Day, consider revising your definition of an Old Maid to one that describes an empowered, independent woman who embraces life.” -National Day Calendar

July

Fibroid Awareness Month
National Aunt & Uncle’s Day – July 26
Auntie’s Day – last Sunday in July

August

International Cat Day – Aug 8
National Dog Day – Aug 26

September

Gynecological Cancers Awareness Month
PCOS Awareness Month
World Childless Week
Claim the Day – Sept 16 (during WCW)

October

Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Month
Wave of Light (to remember littles lost) – Oct 15
Make a Dog’s Day – Oct 22

November

Singles Day – Nov 11 (Celebrated in China, but I think we should adopt this worldwide!)
World Kindness Day – Nov 13

December

Operation Santa Paws – Dec 1-24 (Make donations to local animal shelters.)
National Horse Day – Dec 13
Make Up Your Mind Day – Dec 31 (Fabulous one, are you going to embrace what is?)

Do you have anything to add?!

If there’s a celebration, acknowledgement, special day that you think I should add to the list, feel free to contact me. I’d love to add even more childless celebrations!