I drive the same route to my daughter’s school three days a week. I’m barely awake, usually still in pajamas, navigating one of the busiest main roads in this densely populated city. The widespread cultural morning routine is easy to spot because everyone conforms: coffee, commute, phone check at red lights, get where you’re going―it’s a […]
If I Choose Motherhood, Am I Missing Out?
When I became a mother at the age of twenty-five, I didn’t predict the innumerable ways caring for a little human would redefine how I live. A few years in, it occurred to me I no longer dress like I once did, have the same aspirations, or spend time with the same people. I was […]