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keniriemer's review against another edition
5.0
I now recommend this book to all my friends, even those who are 100% certain in their decision. The title is deceiving (although I am grateful it is because it’s why I started reading it), because while it is focused on helping you decide kids or no kids, it’s really more about what do you want your life to look like; preparing both you and your partner for the worst and the best, and the regrets and what-ifs in either choice. And for those preparing for parenthood, I think this book is such an excellent read/activity because there is so much deep digging and visualizations over many aspects of child rearing, and helping partners get on the same page before a child arrives.
meltheissa's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
dfostermartin's review against another edition
4.0
I’m definitely more in the leaning towards a childfree life camp, but I still think this book is useful. The author talks about how “Because this issue often generates a lot of anxiety and tension, many couples make their decision about having a child prematurely simply because a decision—any decision—relieves their sense of panic” and I think that holds true for a lot of couples. It struck a chord with me wen the author takes about being intentional with your decision making. I think, too, that there are several very useful strategies presented in this book that are useful for helping to make a variety of decisions.
I will say that I have a knee-jerk negative response to the book title “the most important decision of your life”. I will say, the author addresses this in her prologue and I think she made some fair points for why she phrases it this way.
I will say that I have a knee-jerk negative response to the book title “the most important decision of your life”. I will say, the author addresses this in her prologue and I think she made some fair points for why she phrases it this way.
dreamofdata's review against another edition
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
alicia_joy's review against another edition
4.0
This book gives a great, completely unbiased overview of both sides of the child/childfree debate. The chapters are well-laid out and easy to follow, which also made it easy to skip parts that didn't apply to me. The bibliography will definitely be helpful in the future because it covers myriad subtopics within the child/childfree spectrum.