Taboo Heat: Tales Too Hot To Handle
"You never wanted more children?"
"Childbirth is too painful. Men, you will never understand it. Giving birth to you was terribly painful, Anarungu. I didn't want any more children after that horrible night when you were born, and before the curse descended on our tribe. And then it was too late. Honestly, I was glad I didn't have to go through labor anymore. I was grateful to have just you, my baby."
"I'm sorry that my coming into the world has brought you so much pain, Mama," he kissed her cheek.