Kylie Jenner did it. So did Rihanna. Most recently, Grimes revealed she and Elon Musk welcomed another baby. From what we know, all these stars decided to have kids without marriage.
Experts say this latest celebrity headline-making behavior has bigger implications than we may realize as it helps to normalize nontraditional family dynamics, which are slowly becoming more visible in the United States.
Shannon Osaka, The Washington Post
Madison Colombo, Fox News
Lyman Stone, Peter Foreshaw Brookes, The Critic
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