06/16/2022
“Get treatment. Get support. But most importantly, get radicalized so that this is the last generation to be told that their socially constructed problems are individual failings. The personal is political, especially when the entire culture is structured around convincing you it’s hormones, it’s all in your head, and it’s definitely not anyone else’s problem.”
When I gave birth to my daughter, my mother had dementia severe enough to require constant care. My brother was in and out of jail, and calling me nightly to demand more money. Breastfeeding wasn’t working, and instead each feeding took 2 hours with a supplemental feeding system. The baby did not ...
