Motherhood
‘enduring time had a particular relation to repetition, a temporality classically linked with women’s time, that was neither simply about reproductive labour and the time of development, nor the temporalities of cyclicality, but about a principle in psychic and social life of the permanent non-severance of selves, others and institutions from what
... See moreThe truth was, Greta only felt “normal” for one week out of every month. The week before her period: rage, lust, and what felt like clarity. The week of: cramping, fatigue, self-pity. The week after: mind-numbing depression. That left one week of feeling “okay” and “like herself,” but sometimes she wondered if it was the only week in which she
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