A review by bpaul
Baby Love: Choosing Motherhood After a Lifetime of Ambivalence by Rebecca Walker
1.0
I had to stop on page 69. "I don't care how close you are to your adopted son or beloved stepdaughter, the love you have for your nonbiological child isn't the same as the love you have for your own flesh and blood."
I agree with the other reviews that the subtitle is misleading. I kept waiting for the reconciling of how the author chose motherhood after internally debating the choice. That discussion didn't appear. Instead, the author gushes about how much she always wanted to be a mom. Those of us who have had that internal debate of "should I parent or not?" can acknowledge that motherhood and love come in many forms. Comparing the familial love between biological, adopted and step families is not a helpful or productive argument for people trying to figure out how to build their families.
I agree with the other reviews that the subtitle is misleading. I kept waiting for the reconciling of how the author chose motherhood after internally debating the choice. That discussion didn't appear. Instead, the author gushes about how much she always wanted to be a mom. Those of us who have had that internal debate of "should I parent or not?" can acknowledge that motherhood and love come in many forms. Comparing the familial love between biological, adopted and step families is not a helpful or productive argument for people trying to figure out how to build their families.