Nigerian frontline novelist, and
feminist icon, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, has said she felt sorry for men
because they(men) cannot conceive and experience the benefits that come with
being a mother.
The celebrated novelist said this
in an interview with Vulture, where she also opened up about what having a
child meant to her and the impact it had on her art.
She said that having a child
interrupts her writing to an extent but also opens up a new range of emotions
that can inspire art which men can’t experience.
“I used to think I wouldn’t be a
good mother because I was so dedicated to my art,” the ‘Americanah’ writer
said.
“I said to myself, I have nephews
and nieces who I adore, and I helped raise them, so those will be my children.
That’s what I thought for a long time, because I felt that I couldn’t be true
to both my art and my child.
“Getting older. I like to joke
and say that you’re ready [to have a child] when your body isn’t ready, and
when your body is ready, you’re not mentally ready.
“I guess you have the best eggs
when you’re, like, 22, but at 22 you don’t even know yourself.
“Then when you’re 38 and know
yourself, your eggs are not the best quality. Anyway, we’ll talk about eggs
another time.”
“But my baby happened, and it’s
important to talk honestly about this, because having her changed a lot,” she
said.
“Having a child gets in the way
of writing. It does. You can’t own your time the way you used to.
“But the other thing that
motherhood does — and I kind of feel sorry for men that they can’t have this —
is open up a new emotional plane that can feed your art.”
Foolish talk without bearing !!
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