HERsay Podcast

27/02/2024

Meet our February HSPxBN book picks curator, CLARE HILTON! Clare is our OG book picks guru and BN liaison from Barnes & Noble in Webster, NY, and as this month’s guest, we did a Q&A to help our listeners get to know the source of our latest selections. Listen now to our episode at hersaypodcast.com or your favorite podcast app.📚

Q&A with Clare Hilton

HSP: What is your favorite book of all time?

CLARE: I don’t think I can name just one book. I love so many for so many different reasons. My mother instilled a love of reading in me at a very young age. I love all of Jane Austen. She is very special to me because my grandmother introduced me to her and our shared love of her strengthened our relationship.

HSP: What is your go-to genre currently?

CLARE: Literary Fiction

HSP: Who is your favorite female protagonist?

CLARE: Anne Shirley from Anne of Green Gables.

HSP: Who is your favorite female villain?

CLARE: Ursula the Sea Witch.

HSP: When do like to read?

CLARE: I really like reading with a cup of coffee in the morning. But most if the time, my chance to read is before bed. I will take any opportunity I have. If I’m really loving the book, I can take it everywhere with me and snag any second I get.

HSP: Where is your favorite place to read?

CLARE: At home, it is on my chaise lounge near my bookcase. My son, Kyle, and I call it my “snuggle spot.” But any chance I get to read outside near water, I’ll take!

HSP: What do you like to do in your spare time, when you’re not reading?

CLARE: If I’m not reading, I’m working, playing with Kyle, or catching up with friends. I also enjoy taking walks.

HSP: If you could meet one woman - alive today or throughout history - who would it be?

CLARE: I have thought and thought about this, and there are just so many. But I am going to say Lucille Ball.

14/02/2024

Happy Valentine’s Day!Get your Vday reading fix with our HERsay Podcast x Barnes & Noble February book picks episode! This month’s picks for women were selected by our BN guru Clare Hilton from Barnes & Noble in Webster, NY, from the themes of love and relationships selected by the HERsay Podcast team. Take our Valentine’s Day Trivia quiz along with Clare at the top of our episode and hear all about our books we know you’ll love this month. Happy reading! P.s. what’s YOUR favorite love story or non-fiction book about love? Tell us below⬇️. Listen now at hersaypodcast.com

27/01/2024

New episode is in the books! Our New Year picks include titles to entertain, inspire, and keep us company while we tackle resolutions - new fiction, memoir/mental health, personal finance, inspiration, and personal growth. Listen to our latest convo with audience favorite Terri Rogers: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hersay-podcast/id1549300913?i=1000643117765

21/12/2023

As the holiday season kicks into high gear, we all need to schedule a little down time, which means there’s no better time for some HERsay Podcast x Barnes & Noble Book Picks! Proceeds from books purchased at hersaypodcast.com the month go to Single Mothers Outreach, offering free services, such as access to housing, childcare, food, legal representation, emotional support groups, and financial and technological education, to single moms. Host Caroline Elliott talks with guest Nicole Finch from Barnes & Noble in Vestal, NY.

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Music: Christmas Celebration by Tim Taj

26/10/2023

If you’re looking for some spooky reading or gift-giving ideas for Halloween, you won’t want to miss our latest and possibly most fun episode featuring a side of Halloween trivia!🎃
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Ready for some spoooooky Halloween reading? Listen to our HERsay Podcast x Barnes & Noble Halloween episode where Caroline talks with fan favorite Terri Rogers from Barnes & Noble in Webster, NY about our three thriller novel picks, an amazing Agatha Christie-inspired cookbook, and eerie/cozy/not-scary choices for the little goblins in our lives. See how you do on our Halloween trivia, and share below your favorite or LEAST favorite Halloween candy! Proceeds from books purchased through HERsay Podcast this month go to Doctors Without Borders, providing emergency medical help in places that need it.

HERsay Podcast x Barnes & Noble Halloween Book Picks:

Such Sharp Teeth by Rachel Harrison
Midnight Is The Darkest Hour by Ashley Winstead
The Rosewood Hunt by Mackenzie Reed
Recipes For Murder: 66 Dishes That Celebrate The Mysteries of Agatha Christie by Kate Pierce
Ravenfall by Kalyn Josephson
Gustavo, The Shy Ghost by Flavia Z. Drago

27/08/2023

Do you have an end-of-summer vacation or staycation coming up this week? Listen to our latest HERsay Podcast x Barnes & Noble book picks episode to hear all about our newest recommendations straight from this month’s curator Tracy Lessard from Barnes & Noble in Amherst, NY! Tracy and host Caroline Elliott discuss our fav titles for women from New Fiction, Mystery, Parenting, Cooking, and YA. What are YOU reading this month? Let us know⬇️!

HERsay Podcast x Barnes & Noble August Book Picks:
-New Fiction: Little Monsters by Adrienne Brodeur
-Mystery: In My Dreams I Hold a Knife by Ashley Winstead
-Parenting: Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions Into Adulthood by Lisa Damour Ph.D.
-Cooking:Taste of Home 30-Minute Cookbook: 317 Mealitime Lifesavers by Taste of Home editors
-YA: Sadie by Courtney Summers

30/07/2023

We hope you’ve had a chance to listen to our HERsay Podcast x Barnes & Noble July book picks episode, featuring special guest Marina Graham from Barnes & Noble in Webster, NY! 📚🎙️We know our listeners like to know a bit about our BN booksellers who select our picks in the genres HSP provides. So please meet the lovely, talented, and amazingly knowledgeable Marina Graham, and be sure to listen to our episode at hersaypodcast.com, or your favorite podcast app,before the clocks ticks us into August! BTW: what are YOU reading this month? Share below!

Marina Graham x HERsay Podcast Q&A:

HSP: What is your age, or a general range?

MG: 27

HSP: What is your favorite genre to read?

MG: Psychological thrillers, but I’ve been loving fantasy lately!

HSP: When did you develop a live of reading?

MG: I’ve loved reading ever since I was very young. Books like the Series of Unfortunate Events and the Magic Tree House had this amazing ability to transport me to other worlds, so ever since then I’ve been addicted!

HSP: What is your favorite book of Al time?

MG: Little Women, Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, and The Tale of Despereaux

HSP: What is your favorite time and place to read?

MG: At night in bed or laying outside on a summer day

HSP: What do you like to do in your spare time (besides reading!)?

MG: Other than readying, I love taking time to enjoy the little things in life - laughing with friends, connecting with family, soaking up some nice weather!

HERsay Podcast x Barnes & Noble July Book Picks

New Fiction: The Only Survivors by Megan Miranda
Beach Read: Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Feminism: Unlikable Female Characters by Anna Bogutskaya
Inspiration/Self-Improvement: How Are You, Really? by Jenna Kutcher
Young Adult: This Woven Kingdom by Tahereh Mafi
Middle Grades: The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Picture Book: Fatima’s Great Outdoors by Ambreen Tariq

08/07/2023

Our July book picks episode has arrived! Listen to Caroline and Marina Graham of Barnes & Noble in Webster, NY discuss our picks for your vacation, staycation, bedside table, and campfire in New Fiction, Beach Reads, Inspiration, and Feminism - AND books to keep kids inspired to read during the summer break. Listen now at https//:www.hersaypodcast.com

Proceeds from books purchased through HERsaypodcast.com this month go to the National Domestic Violence Hotline,because everyone deserves a healthy relationship.

HERsay Podcast x Barnes & Noble July Book Picks

New Fiction: “The Only Survivors” by Megan Miranda
Beach Read: Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Inspiration/Self-Improvement: “How Are You, Really?”by Jenna Kutcher
Feminism: “Unlikeable Female Characters” by Anna Bogutskaya
Young Adult: “The Woven Kingdom” by Tahereh Mafi
Middle Grades: “The War That Saved My Life” by Kimberly Krubaker Bradley
Picture Book: “Fatima's Great Outdoors” by Ambreen Tariq

10/06/2023

Our June book picks are here - this time from Barnes & Noble Colonie Center- just outside Albany! Thank you Dorothy Bella’s and teammate Kayla for these selections in New Fiction, Biography, Food, Parenting, YA, Middle Grades, and Children’s. Happy Pride Month to the LGBTQ+ community and allies!🏳️‍🌈 Proceeds from books purchased at hersaypodcast.com this month go to Real Mama Bears, supporting parents of LGBTQ+ kids. Listen now to our latest HSPxBN episode at hersaypodcast.com or your favorite place to get podcasts. Happy reading!

HSPxBN June Book Picks:
“Yellowface” by R.F. Kuang
“Hijab Butch Blues: A Memoir” by Lamya H
“Tastemakers: Seven Immigrant Women Who Revolutionized Food In America” by Mayukh Sen
“Why Play Works: Big Changes Start Small” by Jill Vialet
“Imogen, Obviously” by Becky Albertalli
“Hooky” by Miriam Bonastre Tur
“Change Sings” by Amanda Gorman

15/05/2023

Our HERsay Podcast x Barnes & Noble May book picks episode is live! Listen at
http://www.hersaypodcast.com or wherever you get your favorite podcasts.

What are you reading this month? Not a big reader? What are you watching or doing during your downtime?
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Greetings from Syracuse, NY! Get your May book picks fix with our new HSPxBN episode. Caroline roadtripped to the BN store in Dewitt, NY to chat with guests Lauren Youngs and Liz Loftus about our May titles spanning New Fiction, Personal Finance, Travel and Home. Listen now, and visit us on Instagram to tell us what YOU're reading. Proceeds from books purchased through HERsaypodcast.com this month go to Alliance of Moms, supporting moms in the foster care system.

10/04/2023

Our April book picks for women are here! Listen to the new HSP x Barnes & Noble Book Picks episode to hear Caroline’s fun convo with B&N’s Terri Rogers. This month’s selections span New Fiction, Mystery, Romance and a Cookbook you’ll no doubt want to gift your BFF or Mom for Mother’s Day, or keep all for yourself for days when you need a little help working through your feelings. Swipe to see this month’s women authors Gina Chung, Julia Bartz, Becca Rea-Tucker, and Sangu Mandanna. We had so much fun recording at Barnes & Noble in Webster, NY. Proceeds from books purchased at hersaypodcast.com this month go to United Against Book Bans. Listen now at hersaypodcast.com or your favorite podcast app, and happy reading!

31/03/2023

It’s the last day of Women’s History Month, and while we still have a long way to go toward an equal and just world for all, we have made great strides through the work of amazing women who came before us. Keep working to make the changes you want to see and pursue the dreams that live in your heart. There is much history yet to be made!

12/03/2023

We're celebrating Women's History Month with an extra helping of feminist and female-empowered titles in our HERsay Podcast x Barnes & Noble March Book Picks episode. Guest Brigette Meskell, from Barnes & Noble in Webster, NY, chats with Caroline about this month's selections, including a century-spanning vampire tale, a memoir of same-s*x relationship abuse, a deep-dive into the many faces of love, and why cats are so often associated with women. Listen now, and visit us on Instagram to let us know what YOU're reading. Proceeds from books purchased through HERsaypodcast.com this month go to She Should Run, working to dramatically increase the number of women running for public office.

HSP x BN March Book Picks:

“The God of Endings” by Jacqueline Holland

“In the Dream House: A Memoir” by Carmen Maria Machado

“All About Love: New Visions” by bell hooks

“Cat Call: Reclaiming the Feral Feminine” by Kristen J. Sollee

Listen now! https://www.hersaypodcast.com

09/10/2022

October reading is what dreams are made of. The back-to-school rush is over and we’re in the groove of a new routine… shorter and chillier days call for an extra latte, tea, or glass(es) of wine… and - can you hear it? - it’s the sound of the quiet before the holiday storm. For this month’s HERsay Podcast x Barnes & Noble October Book Picks episode, we have spooky stories, cooking inspiration, lessons from the universe, and more! In today’s episode, host Caroline Elliott talks with Barnes & Noble’s Clare Hilton about this month’s titles, featuring women authors and/or amazing female protagonists (have YOU ever considered the Milky Way as a woman? It just makes sense!).

Proceeds from books purchased through hersaypodcast.com this month go to the Foundation for Women Warriors, enhancing the wellbeing of women veterans and military women transitioning back into civilian life. Get your cozy on and listen now! HERsaypodcast.com or https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hersay-podcast/id1549300913?i=1000582000309

25/09/2022

So excited to see our September HSP x Barnes & Noble display at Barnes & Noble in Webster, NY! Listen to this month’s HERsay Podcast episode - featuring women-focused book talk with B&N’s Lauren Po***ck - wherever you get podcasts. This month’s picks span fiction, memoir, business inspo, cooking, psychology, and women’s health - something for everyone! Proceeds from books purchased through HERsaypodcast.com this month go to Bessings in a Backpack, helping moms and kids alleviate the stress of food insecurity on weekends when school lunches aren’t available. Listen now: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hersay-podcast/id1549300913?i=1000579967732

21/08/2022

We’re making sure women have plenty of options fo the final weeks of summer reading with our HERsay Podcast x Barnes & Noble August book picks! Before the seasons change and the festive holiday planning begins, listen to Caroline’s conversation with Katie Bretz from Barnes & Noble in Webster, NY about the books women will love spanning the genres we know women care about the most. From new fiction, biography, self improvement, romance, home decorating, business, and gift books for the young people in our lives, there’s something for everyone to cap off summer reading in the hammock, poolside, beachside, or bedside! Proceeds from books purchased through HERsayPodcast.com this month go to Girls Inc. Get ready for a new slate of interviews this fall! Listen now at HERsaypodcast.com or wherever you get your podcasts.
August Book Picks:
*How To Be Eaten by Maria Adelmann
*Hook, Line, and Sinker by Tessa Bailey
*Natural Disaster: I Cover Them. I Am One. by Ginger Zee
*Anxiously Attached by Jessica Baum
*Feels Like Home by Lauren Liess
*Be: A Not Bulls**t Guide to Increasing Your Self Worth and Net Worth by Being Yourself by Jessica Zweig
*In Defense of Witches by Mona Chollett
*The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson
*Nana’s Garden by Larissa Juliano
*Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun by Tolá Okogwu
*As Old As Time by Liz Braswell
*Adulting: How to Become a Grownup is 535 Easy(-ish) Steps by Kelly Williams

17/07/2022

It’s JULY and we know those hammocks, beach blankets, and chaise lounges don’t come with their own book supply! In our newest episode, Caroline talks with Diana Davis about our HSP x BN book picks for this month. If you love books, you will love listening to Diana’s multilayered insights into this month’s selections. Are you in need of inspo to liven up your outdoor spaces? Looking for a new way to reframe your work-life balance in a post-pandemic (🤞) world? Beach reads, gift books, YA, and more…our list has something to serve what’s on the minds of women this month. AND proceeds purchased through HERsaypodcast.com go (again!) to the Planned Parenthood Action Fund, supporting and promoting women’s reproductive rights, to control her body and her future. Listen now and share your thoughts⬇️! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hersay-podcast/id1549300913?i=1000570105286
July’s HSP x BN Book Picks:

The Lifeguards by
Thrive by
A New Earth by
Every Summer After by
Take It Outside by Mel Braiser
A Million Junes by
Ten Beautiful Things by MollyGriffin
The Mindful Colege Student by Erik B. Loucks

25/06/2022

Our HERsay Podcast x Barnes & Noble June book picks are finally here! As summer begins, we hope you’ll find some extra time to curl up with a good book, and we have suggestions galore for what women are thinking about in June. Listen to our latest episode where Caroline and Barnes & Noble’s Terri Rogers discuss this month’s picks, which include beach and bedside reads, books on parenting, self improvement, memoir, and books for K-12 for graduation gifts and keeping kids engaged with books over the summer.

Proceeds from books purchased through HERsayPodcast.com will benefit World Central Kitchen.

Listen to this episode and share your thoughts on our list! What have you been reading this month? Let us know!

22/05/2022

The month of May is all about blooming and growing, and so are this month’s HERsay Podcast x Barnes & Noble Book Picks. Listen to today’s episode featuring Vi Everley from Barnes &Noble in Webster, NY in conversation with host Caroline Elliott about our selections in New Fiction, Biography, Women’s Health, Cooking, Travel, and Business. Proceeds from purchases made through HERsaypodcast.com will go to the Planned Parenthood Action Fund, fighting for our reproductive health and rights. What are you reading this month? What are your thought about this month’s picks? Why are we fighting again for rights we won decades ago? Listen to today’s HERsay Podcast episode, at hersaypodcast.com or anywhere you get podcasts, and share your comments below⬇️. Happy reading!

10/04/2022

It’s beginning to look a lot like SPRINGTIME, so for this month’s HERsay Podcast x Barnes & Noble Book Picks we’ve selected titles that celebrate creative storytelling, women’s brain health and s*x, and cooking with international flair! Did you know? April is also National Poetry Month, so we’re also including an exciting hybrid poetry/gardening book on our list that is perfect for springtime inspiration. Our latest episode, featuring Barnes & Noble’s Sara LaFaro with host Caroline Elliott, is available now wherever you get podcasts, and we’re discussing all the fun details of this month’s picks. Visit hersaypodcast.com for the complete list of our April titles, and proceeds from books purchased through our website will go to Happy Birhday ChaChaCha - an amazing org helping children in need have a special birthday celebration at school. Happy Reading and Happy Spring!

This month’s HERsay Podcast x Barnes & Noble Book Picks are:
* Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
* Mating in Captivity by Esther Perez
* Emily Dickinson’s Gardening Life by Marta McDowell
* The Female Brain by Louann Brizendine
* Born A Crime by Trevor Noah
* The Pepper Thai Cookbook by Pepper Teigen

08/03/2022

On this we’re thinking of the women in Ukraine. As friends, daughters, wives, mothers, and neighbors, caretaking and making sacrifices for others comes naturally to us, and the women fleeing or staying in Ukraine are in an incomprehensibly horrible situation.
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This is Dinara Kasko, a renown Ukrainian pastry chef whose beautiful pastries have been presented at special events worldwide, including at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. In her IG post she described this picture taken at a Ukrainian shelter - she, her husband, their small children, and cat had been in & out of shelters since the invasion began - saying when her husband took this photo she instinctively smiled. Yet can you imagine how she must have actually been feeling in this moment? How many women in and fleeing Ukraine are holding it together for their loved ones, bridging the life they knew before to the uncertainty that lies ahead for them?
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Today we are donating feminine hygiene products to a local reputable organization sending goods to Ukraine and Poland shelters. Please join me in supporting Ukrainian women by making your own donation - goods or financial - through a local organization, or those listed below, if you are able. Thank you!

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https://voices.org.ua/en/


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https://www.unrefugees.org/


https://www.icrc.org/en/where-we-work/europe-central-
asia/ukraine

ukraine
https://www.unicef.org/ukraine/en


https://vostok-sos.org/en/


https://www.rescue.org/


https://www.pah.org.pl/en/

13/02/2022

If you’re looking for a good book this month, the HERsay Podcast X Barnes & Noble book picks list for February is out! In our new episode, we talked with Barnes& Noble’s Clare Hilton about this month’s titles, which include topics on our minds this month like Valentine’s Day, Lunar New Year, and Black History. Listen to the episode and check out the full list at https://www.hersaypodcast.com. 📚🎙

01/01/2022

HAPPY NEW YEAR! We want 2022 to be a year of connection, being our best selves, and doing our part to create a brighter future for generations to come. But what does the next generation want to see change and how can we help? For our “Open Mic” New Year message, we asked 17-year-old social activist Lola DeAscentiis to share her vision for how we all can help create the future that her generation wants and needs in the new year and beyond. Listen now at HERsaypodcast.com or wherever you get podcasts. Now what’s YOUR wish for 2022? What would YOU most like to see change?
Lo la DeAscentiis is a high school senior in Rochester, NY. She is co-President of the Upstate NY Girl Up Coalition, a division of the UN Women’s international Girl Up Campaign, Communications Director for the New York Yourh Climate Leaders, and a member of the leadership team for the Rochester Youth Climate Leaders. In her spare time, she is also an interpreter at the Susan B. Anthony Museum & House. You can find her on both Twitter and IG at .deascentiis ⭐️

31/12/2021

Wishing you a safe and happy NYE! If you need a motivation re-fresh to start 2022 , check out our new HERsay Podcast episode, available at hersaypodcast.com and everywhere you get podcasts! https://www.hersaypodcast.com/she-succeeded-and-you-can-too
The path to pursuing our goals and dreams is rarely a smooth, easy, or linear one. When we know what we want and have the passion, plan, and tools to achieve it, it feels like nothing can stop us. But when unforeseen challenges and obstacles test our resilience, we need to take a moment to re-calibrate, and create a new plan for achieving our goals. For many of us, 2021 has been a year of regaining our footing after the uncertainty of lockdowns, perhaps riddled with stops and starts, and getting back to a new sense of normal in a world that seems to be evolving faster than ever. If this sounds familiar to you, you may be looking to get back on track in 2022 to pursue the goals, passions, and dreams you’ve had to put on hold, maybe even defining new goals to pursue and achieve in the coming year. In this HERsay Podcast episode, in our series She Succeeded (and You Can, Too!), we’re talking with Dr. Dravon James, author of Freedom is Your Birthright and host of the Everyday Peace radio show, who shares tangible steps we can take every day to re-focus, re-ignite our drive, and make our goals and dreams a reality in the new year. Let's do this!

26/11/2021

We’re hoping you had some time to relax and enjoy time with family and friends yesterday! On this , we’re proud to continue sharing the incredible story of Daystar Rosalie Jones, featured in the latest episode in our “Callings” series. In the episode, Daystar shares the most impactful advice she ever received, which came from a visual arts teacher in college. “She told me, ‘You’ll never do anything original until it comes from who you are.’ And so it was then that I set off to figure out just exactly who I was. It changed the entire course of my life.” Listen to our conversation at hersaypodcast.com or in your favorite podcast app!

21/11/2021

As Thanksgiving approaches, We’re feeling especially thankful for the opportunity to talk with the amazing, trailblazing Daystar Rosalie Jones. The traditional stories and teachings of Native Americans apply to all of us, and as someone with a dance background, Caroline was excited to learn about Daystar Rosalie Jones, founder of the first native modern dance company, whose dance work provides a unique platform for understanding human nature via folklore storytelling of the Indiginous cultures.

In the latest episode of the HERsay Podcast Caroline sits down with Daystar Rosalie Jones to learn about her trailblazing path to using modern dance to keep Native American culture in hearts and minds of Americans. Daystar Dance-Drama of Indian America will be performing in Rochester, NY December 3-5. Visit hersaypodcast.com for more information and to listen to this special conversation.

26/09/2021

As Halloween approaches, how many young girls do YOU think will be dressing up as a Disney Princess, past or present? There are few influential figures who have had a stronger impact than the Disney Princess, helping girls to define what they are capable of doing, and their aspirations for the future. Disney princesses have come a long way since the first, Snow White, sang “Someday My Prince Will Come” and kept house for the seven dwarves while they went off to work. Osnat Shurer served as Producer of this year’s Raya and the Last Dragon and also 2016’s Moana, offering a new model of princess tasked with saving her kindgdom and learns valuable lessons along the way.

In this episode of our HERsay Today series, Osnat Shurer shares how princesses Raya and Moana and their hero’s journeys came to be the newest in the Disney royal lineage, and what the creative team had do to make sure they told each story with Disney’s signature authenticity and original storytelling. Listen now on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts, or visit hersaypodcast.com. Raya and the Last Dragon and Moana are currently available to watch on Disney+!

02/09/2021

We love this post from x today. So many women are child-free by choice, yet we aren’t hearing many of their stories or seeing them represented in media. Would love to see/hear more in TV, films, and magazines so women don’t feel like they always have to explain themselves. What do you think? For those who’ve made the choice to not have kids,what’s been most frustrating/annoying for you to hear from others or in what see from society at large?

29/07/2021