In her book
Hiroshima in the Morning, author
Rahna Reiko Rizzuto discusses the fact that she opted out of being a full-time mother. After accepting and completing a six- month fellowship for a writing position in Japan, she decided that full-time mothering was not for her. Upon returning Stateside, she divorced, and gave up custodial rights to her 5- and 3-year-old children to pursue her own interests... While I have to trust that this decision was somehow right for the Rizzuto family, I fear that it will create a backlash for unsuspecting women...
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