num_pages: 197
description: Most people think of childless women as infertile married women. But women whose husbands do not want children, single women, lesbians, infertile women, &amp; disabled women may also never be biological mothers. Here is a pioneering step-by-step program for healing &amp; wholeness. Anton offers women without children an uplifting &amp; practical plan for confronting grief, anger, &amp; guilt; discovering alternative ways to mother ; &amp; enjoying rich, fulfilling lives. Inspiring real-life stories explore grandmothering or aunting the children of others &amp; describe the benefits of a self-help support group &amp; how to form one.
language: English
title: Never to Be a  Mother: A Guide for All Women Who Didn't -- Or Couldn't -- Have Children
titlecomplete: Never to Be a  Mother: A Guide for All Women Who Didn't -- Or Couldn't -- Have Children
ratings_count: 17
publisher: Harper Collins, Inc.