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I’m a Motherhood Expert. My Ambivalence Is Normal. [nytimes.com]

Natalie Audage · 9/1/228:48 AM

By Pooja Lakshmin, M.D., The New York Times, May 7, 2022 I’m not someone who dreamed of motherhood as a girl. Quite the opposite. In my early 30s, I had a recurring nightmare in which I was unknowingly pregnant and the fetus felt like a parasite invading my body. Growing up in South Asian culture, which valorizes women’s childbearing and mothering responsibilities above all else, was one reason for my fear. I also got divorced in my late 20s. Becoming a mom didn’t seem like it was in the...

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I’m a Motherhood Expert. My Ambivalence Is Normal. [nytimes.com]

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