That's when the nightmares began.

I remembered being at a one-month birthday celebration for a wealthy socialite's son. She had casually told us the baby was from her husband's mistress.

Since giving birth to a daughter had damaged her uterus, she couldn't get pregnant again.

And men - especially powerful ones - needed sons to inherit their empire.

These women sneered at my choice to remain childless.

"Men are fickle creatures. ...