Inside the Untold Struggles and Triumphs of Carol Lin: A Memoir That Reveals the True Cost of Breaking News
L.L.: Motherhood was always something in the sideview mirrors. You weren’t sure you wanted to be a mom, but Will desperately wanted children. I think many women feel this way. They want the exciting career, yet worry they might ‘lose themselves.’ You discovered unexpected freedoms of motherhood when Chloe was born. Can you talk about that a bit, please?
C.L.: I was not maternal. As mentioned earlier, 9/11 was a turning point for many of us to consider what is most meaningful. By the time I returned from my post 9/11 assignment along Afghanistan’s border, our nation was steeped in grief. This was the inflection point for Will and me. We felt urgency to create life after a career that covered so much death. However, once pregnant, I found myself losing control over the narrative of my career, including being denied an assignment to go to Northern Iraq to cover the pending war. Once CNN discovered I was pregnant, I appeared less qualified for the work that brought me so much satisfaction.
