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4.15 AVERAGE
4.15 AVERAGE
challenging
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
This book took me a longgggg time because every sentence was so well written and had me really thinking things through. Gina Rushton has done an incredible job in so many ways and in the same way she changed writing the book, I feel I changed reading it. A heavy read but I’m mega impressed.
“Is there anything that so quickly confirms what you love and fear most about the world and yourself, like the question of whether or not to have children?”
“Is there anything that so quickly confirms what you love and fear most about the world and yourself, like the question of whether or not to have children?”
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abortion, Pregnancy
Moderate: Addiction, Infertility, Miscarriage, Self harm, Sexism
Minor: Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Car accident, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual harassment, Pandemic/Epidemic
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexism, Pregnancy
Moderate: Abortion
This covers some really interesting topics but found it lacking in some regards, I was hoping she’d include interviews from people who’d sacrificed their career for kids, people who regretted having kids and those who’s relationship changed dramatically after having kids.
Already had the knowledge from the book
I found this book both relatable and helpful as a millennial struggling with the decision to have kids. I really appreciated the discussions of feminism, and interviews with many other people to represent a wide range of feelings on each of the aspects of reproductive decisions.
Simply the best. Revolutionary for my own relationship with parenthood and a significant contributor to me becoming a parent myself. Gina is a master, a truly elegant interviewer, and this book is a delight.
emotional
hopeful
informative
medium-paced
There were so many moments while reading this book where I needed to put it down and take an hour or two to reflect and digest before I could make space to read more. It is such a gift to be able to read a book about parenthood and the decision whether or not to become a parent without feeling like one of the decisions is inherently judged, or like these are oppositional forces in some kind of war. While it is not a book that will necessarily give anyone an answer to whether or not to have children (if that’s what you’re looking for), it will invigorate you with the hope that comes from understanding that no matter what you choose to do, your future is bound to the futures of others. how you choose to shape the community around you as you age can include or not include having your own children, but people who are biological parents and people who are not have much more in common than they have different.
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Very informative and well put together, but by the end I didn’t feel any closer to making the decision to have a kid or not. Definitely illustrates that there are no easy answers and there are ways that people make life work either way.