Whenever I write a piece on motherhood, I brace myself for the inevitable backlash: “That’s great for you, but some women just don’t want babies” or “Now write one where men have to do all the work” or one that really stings: “Sacrifice everything for a kid who will end up hating me? Sounds like a great plan.”

These women aren’t stupid, and they aren’t necessarily wrong either. These are predictable and even rational reactions from women raised in 21st-century America.

Due to the development of birth control, changes in the economy, and increased freedoms, modern American women have something previous generations didn’t: a decision to make.

And increasingly, women are saying “no” to having a family. Our birth rate is now 1.6, well below replacement level. And a shocking 47% of women are

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