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it’s assigning motherhood to a person who is explicitly rejecting it

it’s reinforcing gender roles 

it makes motherhood out to be something you do because you have to, not because you genuinely want to

it’s infantilizing to make it seem like she can’t make decisions about her own life

it’s invalidating of her desires which she is capable of knowing and communicating

The Art of Shaping Dough with Pasta Geek @miyukiadachi

To see more photos and videos of Miyuki’s skillful pasta-making, follow @miyukiadachi on Instagram.

To many, pasta means Italy, and evokes images of mouthwatering alfresco meals surrounded by olive groves in the hills of Tuscany. But there is a whole world of pasta lovers out there, and Miyuki Adachi (@miyukiadachi) of Osaka, Japan, is the ultimate pasta geek, despite having never stepped foot in Italy.

A British and American literature graduate, Miyuki was unsure about her future when she finished college. Little did she know her destiny was held in her own name (Miyuki means “deeply happy” in Japanese). After much soul-searching, she realized what made her most happy was kneading dough and artfully shaping it — so she became a professional cook.

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