I always hoped for two girls. I had names selected and a vision for my life as a future mother. But it is not the job of little girls to think about what being a mother really entails.
Instead of going with my gut, I decided to employ the same skills I honed in writing a master's thesis and go on a fact-finding mission. I needed to know what exactly went into not only having a baby but actually taking care of one.
I approached my decision like a research project, and my research led me to my conclusion. Which was no. But in doing my research, I learned more about what being a mother actually is.
Just because we chose different paths doesn't mean we can't be friends. Making the decision to be child-free strengthened the bond with my friends who chose to become mothers.
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