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Maria Rezende
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I feel a strong desire to become pregnant and be a mother.

I believe women today can choose if and when they want to have children, a very different situation than our grandmothers faced. Back then, giving birth was an immediate consequence of getting married, whereas today woman can marry and choose not to have kids, or choose to have kids without marrying. This freedom reassures me that my desire to be a mother is genuine, and the poem “Filho” is an ode to that.
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A childfree by choice lifestyle is still an evolving concept in India. It is often looked down by many as the ultimate “unwomanly” thing to do. Everyone is responsible for their actions and decisions and if someone genuinely feels that...
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