01842cam a2200289 i 4500 296092558 TxAuBib 20150617120000.0 150331s2015||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781250052940 1250052947 TEFOD eng rda TEFOD OCP OHIOD TxAuBib rda Selfish, shallow, and self-absorbed [BOOK] : sixteen writers on the decision not to have kids / edited with an introduction by Meghan Daum. First edition. New York, N.Y. : Picador, 2015. vi, 282 pages ; 23 cm. txt rdacontent rdamedia rdacarrier Babes in the woods / by Courtney Hodell -- Maternal instincts / by Laura Kipnis -- A thousand other things / by Kate Christensen -- The new Rhoda / by Paul Lisicky -- Be here now means be gone later / by Lionel Shriver -- The most important thing / by Sigrid Nunez -- Mommy fearest / by Anna Holmes -- Amateurs / by Michelle Huneven -- Save yourself / by Danielle Henderson -- The trouble with having it all / by Pam Houston -- Beyond "Beyond motherhood" / by Jeanne Safer -- Over and out / by Geoff Dyer -- You'd be such a good mother, if only you weren't you / by M.G. Lord -- The hardest art / by Rosemary Mahoney -- Just an aunt / by Elliott Holt -- The end of the line / by Tim Kreider. In this provocative and controversial collection of essays, curated by writer Meghan Daum, thirteen acclaimed female writers explain why they have chosen to eschew motherhood. 20150617. Childfree choice. Parenthood Moral and ethical aspects. Parenthood Psychological aspects. Daum, Meghan, 1970-