Flux -- Take 2

I wasn't sure what I was going to have to say about Flux: Women on Sex, Work, Love, Kids, & Life in a Half-Changed World.  Even now having read it, my thoughts are still mixed.

I am, as I suspected I might be, past the point in my life where much of this advice is meaningful.  I have already fought with society about the expectation that I would have children, questioned whether I was being stubborn rather than thoughtful and reflective, but ultimately decided that I knew what was fest for me and everybody else could screw right off.

So, had I read this book 10 or 12 years ago, some of its insights may have made that journey easier.  Alas, I did not.

What I did appreciate about the book (really, about the author) is that she is able to examine different perspectives, different choices, different goals, and discuss them thoughtfully and without judgment.  Ultimately, her conclusion -- that the very nature of the state of flux combined with individual choices means that we each must navigate our own path -- is not terribly helpful.  But she gets there in a way that reminded me that everyone's road is different.  We can all be better if we approach other people's choices and struggles with a goal to understand or at least respect them rather than to compare or judge them.