"I go because I think that maybe there are more
mothers like me, bewildered by their discontent. I go
because I think that surely these new mothers ache
for what I ache for: Adult conversation, a safe place
to let the baby roam, and booze." Read More

"'Rupture' sounds catastrophic to me, like a blood soaked
near-death experience. “Near-death” being the upside.
What about death-death? What about machines screeching
a flat-line while my screaming baby is whisked away and
blood gushes out of me like a fountain, as Dr. Sammy
yells “Code Blue, I’m losing her. I need some fucking
assistance here, STAT.” -- I’ve seen the shows."
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