"But herein lies the rub: as it stands now, I suspect that my commitment to and delight in parenting would be formidable that it would take precedence over anything and everything else in my life; that my mastery of motherhood would eclipse my need for - or ability to achieve - success in any other arena.  Basically, I'm afraid of my own competence."
-Selfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed: Sixteen Writers on the Decision Not to Have Kids by Meghan Daum