Frances Whiting

That's fine.

Many women don't want to have, get married.

That's fine.

But yeah, I think when I was in my 30s, I did feel a bit of pressure.

But the nicest thing about being a late bloomer is

or maybe it should be a mature bloomer or just a bloomer when I was ready, is that I really love that I can talk to other women who are panicking.

Because women panic.

And I'm able to say to them, you don't have to panic.

Hopefully things unfold as they unfold.

And hopefully they happen when they're meant to happen, you know, for you.

So I think for me...

I can't speak to other women's, you know, children journeys.

But even things like writing a book, my first book, you know, quite late compared to other authors.

You know, I had a little moment when I was thinking I'm too old to write a book.

Like, who am I?

Who am I to write?

I should have done it 20 years ago.

You know, we're all ruined by these should-ofs.

We tell ourselves there are no should-ofs.

So I love, I love that when other people say to me, oh, you know, I think I've missed the boat or, you know, want to write a book, but oh God, you know, I'm 50.