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'Am I Too Self-Indulgent to Have Kids?'

What assumptions are living under the surface of your fears?

Heather Havrilesky
Jan 15, 2024
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Portrait de Famille (1977) by Dorothea Tanning

Dear Polly,

I wrote to you years ago for advice on how to re-engage with my creativity and start writing poetry again. The idea of me as a writer felt so far away. Good news is, I answered my own question and have pretty much been living my dream life compared to when I first wrote to you. I work a flexible b…

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