I Don't Want to Be a Mom

What does choice really mean for a woman? In I Don't Want to Be a Mom, Irene Olmo recounts her coming-of-age transformation from assuming she will one day start a family to realizing that she just doesn't want to be a mom. With an affecting mix of humor and introspection, she describes the subtle and not-so-subtle ways she was pressured to have children and the feelings of isolation and self-doubt that ensued. Her delightful full-color illustrations capture perfectly the maddeningly narrow-minded reactions of those around her as well as her own discomfort and frustration. A true story of liberation and self-empowerment in the face of societal prejudice, I Don't Want to Be a Mom questions the imposition of motherhood on women as both an expectation and a path toward fulfillment. It shows us that "choice" has more than one dimension and that, ultimately, some questions in life are more complicated than they seem.

Publisher: Graphic Mundi - Psu Press
Published: 11/14/2023
Pages: 116
Weight: 0.5lbs
Size: 8.20h x 6.00w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781637790595


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 11/20/2023