my so-called childfree life -- essay published

2025, june 1

ten years ago, when i decided not to have children, i felt like the queen of self-liberation. not because i’d freed myself from the idea of children, but because i thought i’d escaped the collective deadline mindset imposed by what we call the biological clock. only recently did i realize that i had locked myself up in a new prison of time — one that felt just as suffocating as the old one. with the help of my friends, i’m now planning my next breakout.

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the full essay Gespräche über Zeitlosigkeit, Sprachlosigkeit und vermeintliche Kinderlosigkeit was published (in german) on NICHT NUR MÜTTER WAREN SCHWANGER, a project exploring diverse and underrepresented perspectives on pregnancy, time, and parenthood.