Meet an aspiring Single Mother By Choice. An SMBC, if you will.

Kristy has made the decision to go it alone as she tries for her second child.

What does it mean to choose children over romance – and why does it seem to matter so much to everyone else?

Kristy joins Meredith to tell a story about controlling your own timeline in love and family planning.

Meredith's favorite character in this one: Kristy's daughter.

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