I remember exactly when I decided to forgo motherhood. It wasn't a conscious decision, but it happened all the same.
I imagined dying alone in a decrepit house without anyone noticing for days. Stereotypes of women without children in the media hadn't helped.
Only in my mid-20s did I question childlessness as a destination, out of love for someone else. Urgent to understand my longing to live without children.
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