kirstyc

*on with it

At ‘only’ 35, do you have to decide now? Why not freeze eggs and keep your options open? In a decade or so, you might have more certainty. And don’t let people bully you about age or ‘getting in with it’. It’s no one else’s business but yours – which is true whatever you decide.

I’m also a single mother by choice and could not agree with the above more. Not only about about the source of family strife not necessarily being children but also the dog love. 🤓

ADHD Mom, your post made me cry a little bit. I’m not neurodivergent but I am quite introverted (I can *only* recharge alone) and a single mom by choice. “touched-out, overwhelmed, and sometimes guilty” seems to be my default state. I am just flat-out overstimulated by the end of each day and the idea of a playdate seems like hell on toast. I have nothing to offer other than a mantra I keep running in my head: the fact that I’m worried about being a good parent probably means I’m a good parent, at least most of the time. Thank you for saying something so many of us only think in our quiet puddle of guilt.