Fatherhood Ruined My Life Plan -- And Made Me The Writer I Am
Excerpted from “Daughter Pressure” by Lev Grossman. Reprinted fromWhen I First Held You: 22 Acclaimed Writers Talk About the Triumphs, Challenges, and Transformative Experience of Fatherhood, edited by Brian Gresko. Out now from Berkley.
It wouldn’t literally be true to say that I come from a long line of childless couples, but there’s a grain of truth to it. My ancestors did manage to reproduce, obviously. But breeding has never been a major priority in my family. I would even go so far as to say that it’s frowned upon.
This article originally appeared on HuffPost.
