Not Yana
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Not Yana
‘Too many women are ashamed to speak openly about their complicated experiences for fear of being judged. This type of social isolation may even trigger postpartum depression.’
I want to drill down on one aspect of the intro, too, because I think it’s essential: how has care “curdled,” for lack of a better word, in our minds? And what have been the implications of that degradation?
Definitely curdled. When I say the word “care” I think it often brings to mind the smell of diapers or that unpleasant combo of urine and... See more
Definitely curdled. When I say the word “care” I think it often brings to mind the smell of diapers or that unpleasant combo of urine and... See more
Anne Helen Petersen • "I Went Into Motherhood Determined Not to Lose Myself in It."
From the moment I was pregnant, I didn’t just feel different. I was different. I am different. On a cellular level. I would never be singular again.
Pregnancy is 'enlivening' at its literal and figurative sense
I have no patience for people who quote the bible out of their own selfish interest
On the morning of my 24th birthday Sadie makes me whipped cream by hand and we listen to Tom Waits in the kitchen and I think that I could live like this forever, really, this could be my life forever and I wouldn’t complain. I know that I felt this way because I wrote it down, right there, in this document — I left the kitchen as it was happening
... See moreIt is inarguably true that there is nothing intellectually or artistically inferior about exploring the body and the self (and truer still that men write about their bodies and themselves all the time, but they often get to pretend they’re writing about something else when they do and are generally taken at their word — whereas a woman could
... See moreWomen have internalized our own devaluation. No wonder many women with the privilege of making the choice are choosing not to have children. Child-rearing is arguably the most difficult path possible, a hero’s journey that leads us on harrowing adventures but for which we receive almost no credit.
Mirabai Starr • Wild Mercy: Living the Fierce and Tender Wisdom of the Women Mystics
As new and upcoming parents, I can already see that a lot will change but I am not worried. I have enormous trust and respect for our relationship.
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