Sara Schiff is a Filipina-American wife, mother, and writer living outside San Francisco. She is an MFA candidate at St. Mary’s College of California. You can find her work in Pithead Chapel, Newsweek, and Huffpost. Sara is online at saraschiffwriter.com or on IG @‌saraschiffwriter

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As the Hammer Fell

By SARA SCHIFF

In my twenties I wasn’t sure I wanted to be a mother. When my friends started having kids, however, I worried I was missing out on something.