The idea that women like me “chose career over kids” isn’t just wrong — it’s insulting.We didn’t trade babies for boardrooms. We didn’t coldly choose conference calls over lullabies. We fought for both — harder…
View Post“Never give up.” Wasn’t that what we’ve been told all our lives? Weren’t we told that “Losers never quit and quitters never win”? Well, I’m calling that the “Toxic Never Give Up” culture. Sometimes, you…
View PostThe word childless carries a heavy, painful weight—one that suggests something is missing, that a woman without children is defined by what she lacks rather than who she is. But for those of us who…
View PostMy guilty pleasure is watching the Real Housewives franchise. I like Orange County, New York, Salt Lake City and some others. I am not ashamed. But what was shameful was the interaction between Rebecca Minkoff…
View PostAs someone who identifies as a “non-bio mom,” I’ve always felt a tension around the term “childless.” The word is loaded, suggesting that a woman without biological children is somehow incomplete. But here’s the thing:…
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