"Meghan Daum, the editor of Selfish, Shallow and Self-Absorbed: Sixteen Writers on the Decision Not to Have Kids, deplores how often the childless-by-choice hide behind glib lines and jokes -- e.g. 'Why have kids? My shoes are my babies!' -- rather than opening up about the complexity of their attitudes toward parenthood. Those shallow conversation-changers are nowhere to be found in this searing collection. Instead, we hear from one author who chooses not to have kids after a fear-filled childhood that left her struggling to effectively nurture herself, let alone a family." (Read more here)
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