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To Have and to Hold: Motherhood, Marriage, and the Modern Dilemma
by Molly Millwood
Again, this is along the lines of my current hyperfixation. I need to understand.
This book is quite depressing the further you get into it. I think it must really speak to the strength of hormones if this is the bleak reality that awaits those who take on motherhood. I would like to think of some chapters as an exaggeration of the facts, as only the perspective of a therapist seeing only those having a hard time with it. But who knows.
I have one large issue with this book, which is where I took away stars. She admits straight out of the gate that she has a bias, and that the book will only be written for cis (she never uses that word, though it is implied) women co-parenting with cis men. While, sure, it’s a common experience, it’s quite far from all-encompassing. I did not appreciate how narrow-minded this made the book feel.
If you’re looking for a wake up call you have come to the right place. She gently eases you into the facts, but before you know it you’re furrowing your brow and asking yourself why you’re spending your commute listening to this if it is so upsetting. She has a great reading voice, though.
Do I recommend? I don’t know. Inconclusive.
This book is quite depressing the further you get into it. I think it must really speak to the strength of hormones if this is the bleak reality that awaits those who take on motherhood. I would like to think of some chapters as an exaggeration of the facts, as only the perspective of a therapist seeing only those having a hard time with it. But who knows.
I have one large issue with this book, which is where I took away stars. She admits straight out of the gate that she has a bias, and that the book will only be written for cis (she never uses that word, though it is implied) women co-parenting with cis men. While, sure, it’s a common experience, it’s quite far from all-encompassing. I did not appreciate how narrow-minded this made the book feel.
If you’re looking for a wake up call you have come to the right place. She gently eases you into the facts, but before you know it you’re furrowing your brow and asking yourself why you’re spending your commute listening to this if it is so upsetting. She has a great reading voice, though.
Do I recommend? I don’t know. Inconclusive.