I had a second trimester abortion. I was pregnant with a much-wanted child who was diagnosed with a genetic abnormality. I made a choice to terminate the pregnancy. It was my third pregnancy, and I was very obviously showing. More important, I could feel the baby move. Ayelet Waldman abnormalityabortionbaby share on social
You know, I feel like my job is to write a book. Then filmmakers come and they make a movie. And they're two really different art forms. Ayelet Waldman artbookfeel Change image and share on social
Is Valentine's Day a day to make cupcakes with your children? No, Valentine's is supposed to be a day about romantic love. Ayelet Waldman childcupcakeday Change image and share on social
I was a lesbian for a semester at Wesleyan - it was a graduation requirement. Ayelet Waldman graduationlesbianrequirement Change image and share on social
There are times as a parent when you realize that your job is not to be the parent you always imagined you'd be, the parent you always wished you had. Your job is to be the parent your child needs, given the particulars of his or her own life and nature. Ayelet Waldman childimaginejob share on social
My new novel 'Red Hook Road' began many years ago as a short article in the newspaper. Ayelet Waldman agoarticlebegin Change image and share on social
I've sometimes thought that it's only by recalling that desperate devotion my kids once felt for me that I can maintain my own desperate devotion in the face of their adolescent sneering. Ayelet Waldman adolescentdesperatedevotion Change image and share on social
I mean, I do actually think there is a qualitative difference between aborting in the early part of the first trimester and in, you know, the middle or later part of the second trimester, in a way that you feel about it in that you grow attached. Ayelet Waldman abortattachdifference share on social
In a perfect world, probably we'd never yell, we'd just be firm and dispassionate. But of course, everyone yells at their children. Ayelet Waldman childdispassionatefirm Change image and share on social
As a parent, the only thing I am absolutely certain of is my own fallibility. Ayelet Waldman absolutelyfallibilityparent Change image and share on social
