You Decided to Become a Mother. What Happened Next?

Whether to become a mother, and how to go about it, can be one of the most consequential decisions a woman can make. Women today contend with personal, professional, biological and financial pressures that may constrain their choices.

If you’re a mom or want to become one, Times Opinion wants to hear about your path to parenthood. How did you arrive at the decision to become a mother? Whether through childbirth, surrogacy, adoption or helping to raise a partner’s child, what has your path to starting a family looked like? How has it changed your expectations of how your life would play out?

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