“challenge of finding my own way to matter, without children, without chasing pre-defined goals, felt far more thrilling. I craved space to understand what I wanted beyond the desire for other people’s approval. In a way I wanted to be the child. I wanted to give all the hope and time and effort and love I saw women my age pouring into their children into my middle-aged self. I wanted freedom. How literally childish, how very uncomfortable.”
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Emily J. Smith,
Nothing Serious
