《Being a Mother by Choice》Author: [IL] Orna Donath Publisher: Beijing United Publishing Company

"If you could go back in time with the knowledge and experience you have now, would you still choose to become a mother?"

A five-year, cross-generational authoritative survey of three generations of mothers, redefining an emotion considered "taboo."

Israeli sociologist Orna Donath's controversial work sparked heated discussions in Germany, Israel, and other countries.

"We women need to take the world into our own hands, not just go with the flow. We women need to control our bodies and our lives; we also need to control our thoughts, feelings, and imagination."

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Editor's Recommendation

1. A controversial work by Israeli sociologist Orna Donath, translated into nearly ten languages, sparking heated discussions in Israel, Germany, and elsewhere.

2. "I love my children, but I regret being a mother." The first book to focus on the topic of "maternal regret," interviewing twenty-three mothers who regret having children, listening to their true feelings, and showcasing women's emotional journey before and after childbirth.

3. Regret does exist, it's just not allowed to be spoken. Exploring the social causes behind "taboo" emotions, creating more choices for women.

4. Bringing the identity of "mother" into public discourse, analyzing the complex interpersonal relationships behind "motherhood," and confronting the social pressures faced by "mothers."

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"You'll definitely regret not having children!" In 2008, when Israeli sociologist Orna Donath began a social survey titled "Regretting Motherhood," this warning constantly echoed in her mind.

Is motherhood innate? Is becoming a mother a woman's natural calling? For the next five years, these questions accompanied Donath and her research, ultimately leading to the book "Regretting Motherhood: A Sociological Study."

In this book, Donath interviewed twenty-three Israeli women, regardless of their age, education level, or social class, who all had one thing in common: they were mothers. Through long-term follow-up interviews, Donath traced these women's journeys into motherhood, analyzed their emotional worlds before and after childbirth, and investigated how they understood and resolved the contradictions and conflicts during the child-rearing process. "Regretting Motherhood" uses women's own voices to present a three-dimensional and complex image of motherhood.