Why Would Anyone Ever Have Children? (A few words on being a mother and living the creative life.)

I contend that raising kids and writing novels isn't a whole lot different. Both are hugely creative, ambitious, and gobsmackingly intimidating labors of love. So much so that a lot of people contemplating the creative life (and we use this terms loosely - there are a lot of ways to live a creative life) may wonder if taking on two such enormously challenging endeavors is even possible. That's why, in this longer episode of Cold - twice as long as our usual - we explore balancing the personal and professional. What are the trade-offs, the joys, the burdens, the mind-blowing emotional rollercoasters we might find ourselves riding? We ask...is it worth it? And yes, I do answer the question. Honestly. Warning: Your time in the Cold this week might make your heart swell, or make you cringe - it might make you angry or hopefully or even more confused than when you started. But that's what we're here for. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://victoriadougherty.wordpress.com/2019/02/15/why-would-anyone-have-children/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/victoria-dougherty/support