The myths about what we’re supposed to feel as new mothers run strong and deep. . . . While joy and elation are surely present after a new baby has entered our lives, it is also within the realm of possibility that other feelings might crop up: neediness, fear, ambivalence, anger.
ATTRIBUTION:
Sally Placksin (20th century), U.S. writer and producer. Mothering the New Mother, ch. 1 (1994).
