Decision Making

Weighing the big choices that shape this path.

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Financial Planning for Solo Motherhood

Let me say the quiet part loud: becoming a single mom by choice is expensive. The fertility treatments, the donor sperm, the childcare, the everything — it adds up in ways that can feel overwhelming…

February 21, 20262 min read

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Choosing a Sperm Donor: My Decision-Making Process

Nothing in my pre-SMC life prepared me for the experience of scrolling through a sperm bank catalog. It's surreal. It's overwhelming. And for a brief moment, it feels absurd — choosing a co-creator…

February 9, 20262 min read