Commentary: Being child-free lets me live my most authentic life
by Rachel Cargle, Los Angeles Times
Jun 24, 2022
3 minutes
When I was a young married 20-something in the Midwest, I thought a woman’s role and joy in life was motherhood. It wasn’t a matter of if, but when I would step into my role of birthing babies and raising them. But life took many turns, including separating from my husband and finding passion in my career.
This calibration away from the straight-and-narrow gave me space to consider what I prefer
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