This Is Not The Life I Wanted

But I shouldn't be surprised that this is the life I got.

Shannon Ashley
Nov 2 · 5 min read

I never really wanted to become a mother. Sure, I thought about it. Sometimes, I pictured adopting a baby with my one-day husband because who could really justify adding yet another person to the world?

But motherhood was never anything I longed for, and it was certainly nothing I ever needed.

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Shannon Ashley

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Single mama, fulltime writer, exvangelical. It's not about being flawless, it's about being honest. Top Writer. shannon.ashley.medium@gmail.com

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