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She had come to understand that American parenting was a juggling of anxieties, and that it came with having too much food: a sated belly gave America...more

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It puzzled him that she did not mourn all the things she could have been. Was it a quality inherent in women, or did they just learn to shield their p...more

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Talk to her about sex, and start early. It will probably be a bit awkward, but it is necessary.

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Be a full person. Motherhood is a glorious gift, but do not define yourself solely by motherhood. Be a full person. Your child will benefit from that.

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If the justification for controlling women's bodies were about women themselves, then it would be understandable. If, for example, the reason was 'wom...more

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...above all, let your focus be on remaining a full person. Take time for yourself. Nurture your own needs. Please do not think of it as 'doing it all...more

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It was what Aunty Ifeoma did to my cousins, I realized then, setting higher and higher jumps for them in the way she talked to them, in what she expec...more