From chapter 1 of What Mothers Do
'Mothers live in a universe that has not been accurately described. The right
words have not been coined. Using habitual vocabulary sends us straight down
the same old, much-trodden footpaths. But there are other areas to which these
footpaths do not lead. There are whole stretches of motherhood that no one
has explored.
'Mothers complain about their physical isolation, but surely a more fundamental
isolation is about not being understood. That kind of isolation arises when
a person finds it difficult to communicate an important experience to other
people…. It's hard to find the words to communicate what "looking
after my baby" really means.'
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