Why Motherhood is the Biggest Most Beautiful Lie We've Ever Been Told; Vol.2

My thoughts (again), but six months in

I wrote this piece two weeks postpartum, fueled by rage and the feeling that I’d been completely lied to about motherhood. Nobody told me how intense the birthing process would be, how humbling it is to undergo a major medical procedure and yet feel no inclination to care for myself afterward. How the loss of my sister would color every moment, every fo…