Maybe Baby: 28 Writers Tell the Truth About Skepticism, Infertility, Baby Lust, Childlessness, Ambivalence, and How They Made the Biggest Decision of Their Lives

Maybe Baby: 28 Writers Tell the Truth About Skepticism, Infertility, Baby Lust, Childlessness, Ambivalence, and How They Made the Biggest Decision of Their Lives
by Lori Leibovich

Maybe Baby: 28 Writers Tell the Truth About Skepticism, Infertility, Baby Lust, Childlessness, Ambivalence, and How They Made the Biggest Decision of Their Lives
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Author: Lori Leibovich
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2007-04-01
ISBN: 0060737824
Number of pages: 288
Publisher: Harper Paperbacks

Book Reviews of Maybe Baby: 28 Writers Tell the Truth About Skepticism, Infertility, Baby Lust, Childlessness, Ambivalence, and How They Made the Biggest Decision of Their Lives

Book Review: If you're a Christian, skip this book.
Summary: 1 Stars

As I read this book, I honestly became more and more disgusted by the selfishness on display. The stories were filled with so many abortions, I wanted to cry. One women was blessed with twins, and then triplets, and she ended the lives of four of those precious little human beings. These women expressed no regret for ending the miracle of life.

It seems like the idea of giving these babies through adoption to couples who would love and nurture them never crossed their self centered conscious. Instead, they decided to play God and end these babies lives after their own irresponsibility with the birth control. Near the end of the book, I was so upset I almost didn't finish.

I plan to return this book to the library immediately and am very thankful I didn't spend money on it. I wish I hadn't wasted time reading it wading through the selfish tales looking for a few wholly positive stories. Even most of the few who expressed happiness at becoming a parent did so with such reluctance it would seem, being after having terminated previous pregnancies like they were nothing. A very depressing book for those in love with and longing to have children. If you have a deep desire to become a parent and you love children, don't read this depressing book. I was very very disappointed.

Summary of Maybe Baby: 28 Writers Tell the Truth About Skepticism, Infertility, Baby Lust, Childlessness, Ambivalence, and How They Made the Biggest Decision of Their Lives

To breed or not to breed? That is the question twenty-eight accomplished writers ponder in this collection of provocative, honest, soul-searching essays. Based on a popular series at Salon.com, Maybe Baby offers both frank and nuanced opinions from a wide range of viewpoints on parenting choices, both alternative and traditional.

Yes: "I've been granted access to a new plane of existence, one I could not have imagined, and would not now live without."-Peter Nichols

No: "I can sort of see that it might be nice to have children, but there are a thousand things I'd rather spend my time doing than raise them."-Michelle Goldberg

Maybe: "As we both slip into our mid-thirties, my own personal daddy dilemma has quietly taken on an urgency that I frankly didn't expect."-Larry Smith

From infertility to adoption, from ambivalence to baby lust, Maybe Baby brings together the full force of opinions about this national, but also intensely personal, debate.

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