I believe that American culture has historically failed at both celebration and grief.
I have to wonder if this is similar to the American philosophy of trauma. What I mean by this is that I feel like we have — very incorrectly — believed that in order for trauma to ‘classify’ as trauma, we have to have experienced a massive tsunami with ghastly effects, a war with devastating PTSD to show for it……
Read MoreWow, what a ride. Did you ever think parenting would be this much of a rollercoaster — biologically, psychologically, socially, spiritually? Your world has begun shifting dramatically ever since you first learned you were pregnant, and it feels as though it’s been shifting at an even more rapid pace these days. You’re finding it hard to determine which way is up and which way is down, and maybe that’s okay.
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