How much is having a family important in your life to be able to call yourself successful?

I will be plenty happy in life not having kids as I would having kids. I don’t consider that my key to success. If it fits in the picture and it makes sense, then I’m willing to take that journey on, whatever it might look like. I’d make an awesome mom and I am great with children. Do I absolutely have to have that in order to be a successful woman? Not at all. I don’t measure my life’s worth based off whether or not I’m someone’s mother. I wanna be successful and if I choose to be someone’s mother, then that’s a totally different kind of success. Life’s a journey. You can’t measure everything equally. Success to me is feeling fulfilled, having love and giving love, and continuing to learn and grow. A family can be part of the journey. Not the entire journey for me.

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