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Naomi Bar-Yam <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 18 Sep 2002 09:23:37 -0400
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>The show was about mothers disillusioned with the reality of motherhood.
>The loneliness, the hard work,
>the physical demands of a baby.  One mother discussed how hard breastfeeding
>was at 6 weeks, one talked about her feelings of failure for not
>breastfeeding, one who felt like a gymnasium from breastfeeding her active
>baby, and who did not want her husband to touch her.  Several women talked
>about bleeding nipples like it was just an expected event.
  How very sad:
 How very sad that we live in a society in which mothering is
seen as such a burden.
 How very sad that mothering is so lonely.
 How very sad that television producers feel that they must
put on shows like this in order to keep their ratings up.

  Naomi Bar-Yam

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