A couple years ago, a classmate in my Marriage and Family Therapy program looked down at my six-month pregnant belly and said, “Oh… did you mean to get pregnant in grad school?” It wasn’t exactly congratulatory, and it didn’t bother me much. After all, I did indeed "mean to." But the pressure to put career over family building is palpabe. I just finished a book that’s probably controversial by today’s standards: Hannah’s Children by @CRPakaluk. An economist exploring America’s plummeting birth rate, Catherine helps the reader get to know the women who are defying the trend and understand what motivates someone to have many kids. She suggests fixing the birth rate problem won't be through baby bonuses from the right or universal paid leave from the left, but instead through a cultural shift in how we view the value of a child. A fascinating read and unique take if this topic interests you. (Coming from someone who has given birth just once!)