We’ve reached the perverse point where being a mother who admits she needs help is akin to saying your child wasn’t worth the sacrifice
What wouldn’t a mother do for her newborn baby? The response expected of us by the media, by our history, by nothing less than the laws of nature is: nothing. There is nothing a parent wouldn’t do for their offspring, for they are our charge, our creation and our responsibility. As a new mother you’re required to be singularly devoted, while requiring in return only the blissful contentment of being in your baby’s presence.
The truthful response sounds a little different.
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