At the opening of her 2012 exhibition of scratchy, nude self-portraits, the globally acclaimed artist Tracey Emin said, “My work is about not wanting to have a child. In society, if you don’t want to have children, people think that you’re a bit of a witch.” And she’s right. Women who don’t have children are treated as worrisome. Is there something wrong with her body? Is there something wrong with her mind? Does she envy my family? Is she wishing us ill? At best, a woman of childbearing age or older who doesn’t have kids sparks curiosity. At worst, she’s seen as a violation of the natural
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