The Empty Drawer

The reassurance and validation of a great metaphor

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Choosing the path less taken can lead to second-guessing that choice from time to time. The alternatives are so often framed as “normal” and “typical”, leading to questions from people who don’t understand, or haven’t tried to understand, other options.

I’ve written previously on Medium about my own choice not to have children. My life, my body, my choice —…