"The idea of having children couldn't have been further from my mind as a teenager and young adult. In my 20s, I wavered between ambivalence and fear. God forbid I had gotten pregnant with any of the men I dated at that time in my life. As 30 loomed, my indifference grew louder. Why didn't I know what I wanted yet? The decision to become a mother or remain childless began to weigh heavily on me."
"After a life-changing move, I met the man who would eventually become my husband. We married when I was 32. As newlyweds, we lived in bliss, enjoying each other and our freedom. As time passed, I could hear my biological clock ticking louder. He never pressured me one way or another, and having kids wasn't a conversation we devoted much time to."
I struggled with fear and ambivalence about becoming a mother throughout my teens, twenties, and into my thirties. Indifference grew louder as 30 approached and the choice to have children began to weigh heavily. After a life-changing move I met and married my husband at 32, and our early marriage focused on freedom and each other. The biological clock became more noticeable, though my husband never pressured the decision and we rarely discussed it. I searched essays for clarity, found contradictions, read a book titled "Motherhood: Is It For Me?", and spent 12 weeks on deep, honest introspection that enabled me to make the best choice for myself.
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