A child-free advocate puts her success down to not having kids - and wants people to stop telling her "she will change her mind one day". <br /><br />LeNora Faye, 40 - who was raised as a devout Christian - thought she would get married and have children by the age of 25.<br /><br />But when she turned 22, LeNora realised if she stuck to her plan she only had three years left to achieve everything she wanted to do. <br /><br />After her mum passed away and her brother became a young dad, she had a strong gut feeling she would never have kids and decided to rebel against societal expectations.<br /><br />She stayed single and rejected motherhood and started sharing her experience online - building a child-free advocacy network.<br /><br />Last week actor Seth Rogan spoke out to share how he owes his successful life and career to being child-free - something LeNora can relate to.<br /><br />LeNora, from Calgary, Alberta, Canada, said: "I knew I didn't want to have kids when I was younger - I had a dedicated stay-at-home mum and my dad supported the family.<br /><br />"I felt there was something more but I didn't know what.<br /><br />"I was raised in a very religious environment and womanhood was synonymous with motherhood.<br /><br />"It was a societal expectation and I never thought about my options.<br /><br />"We need people of a certain status and in the public eye, like Seth Rogan, who have actually chosen to have no kids and speak out.<br /><br />"There is a distinction between child-less and child free - can't lump us together.<br /><br />"It is important to speak up about it."<br /><br />LeNora grew up as a keen violinist, she became a teacher by the age of 15 and pursued a professional career at 18.<br /><br />She said: "It gave me a focus. I knew I could support myself.<br /><br />"I didn't have to marry and have kids."<br /><br />When she was 22, LeNora had an epiphany.<br /><br />She said: "My mum passed away and my 19-year-old brother had got his girlfriend pregnant. <br /><br />"Life was falling apart."<br /><br />LeNora said amongst her peers it was expected they would have kids and a husband by the age of 25.<br /><br />She said: "If I wanted to get married and have kids by 25, I would only have three years to accomplish what I want to do in life before my life is over. <br /><br />"It suddenly dawned upon me I can choose. I don't have to get married and I don't have to have kids."<br /><br />LeNora stopped her profession as a musician at aged 26 and pursued other paths - such as a bakery manager.<br /><br />She took a year out in 2017 and decided to travel around Canada.<br /><br />LeNora said: "I started blogging in 2018 about not wanting to have kids.<br /><br />"Now I've dedicated my whole life to it.<br /><br />"People don't know it's an option. <br /><br />"When you say you're happy people don't believe you.<br /><br />"I like kids but I have no interest in raising humans.
