Angry at him for what I perceived as betrayal. Angry at men for never being ‘ready’ and having the luxury not to be, while women, whether they’re ready or not, are biologically designed to get on with the business of having children while also having to juggle careers and busy lives. You think women are magically ready for babies at the precise time their ovaries kick into gear? You think we’ve got our salaries and houses and career paths in perfect alignment before we remove our coils or stop taking the pill? Of course we don’t. But neither do we have the freedom to dawdle around and ensure
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