My reasons might be selfish and vain and drenched in fear, but they’re my reasons, and I’ve spent a great deal of time trying to understand them. I’m the first one to admit it—my maternal instinct was installed with faulty wiring. I was never one of those girls who imagined the day she’d become a […]
Fearful of scaring off new friendships, I quit telling the truth. It was about 11pm. I was on my way home and needed to run in the grocery store for some creamer. The store was mostly empty of customers except for myself and another woman who stood staring into the dairy case. All the while, […]
It’s a choice everyone should be able to make for themselves, and to do so with no risk of being seen as irresponsible, immature, or unfulfilled. I do not have children nor do I ever want them. That is an unremarkable statement, and yet I continue to get confused and skeptical responses from many people to […]
