Dear Elizabeth
What I cannot seem to stop thinking about is how after all the dreaming you have as a child, that you don't want the "Trophy Wife" life. You say that you are supposed to want a baby and a big country home and a homecooked meal that you prepared all day just waiting for your husband to come home and for your big happy family home filled with children is the happiest place on Earth. You don't want to be pregnant, you dont want to be a mom. It is funny how the idealistic American dream is to find the absolute love of your life, get married at the gorgerous church and the white dress and then all the kids and the amazing career you give up to raise your family. Your career as a writer means that much to you for you to give that up. The wise words of your friend about "Having a baby is like getting a tattoo on your face. You really neeed to be certain it's what you want be fore you commit." (Gilbert, 10).
What makes you one day say that you don't want what is expected of you? Do you feel that your life was going just fine anyways, and why would you dare put a tailspin on it? Or would would you be afraid that a baby would not bring your relationship with your husband to a closer point but make him push farther away? Why when you realize that you don't want what is expected of you do you want to just drop everything and travel across the world?
I hope that by reading on I can get more into your head, and farther into your heart, and your quest to get your spritual ducks in a row ;]
-C
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Caitlin-
Your book sounds interesting and it seems like your character is doing some real soul searching. I don't think that anyone really knows what they want in life when they are young, and those who do normally end up changing their minds later on. Many people who start college, change their major within their first year. So I am not very surprised that your character doesn't want to be a stay-at-home mom.
Annie
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