One thing not in there, though, was any reference to or diagnosis of the dominant ill of our time: depression. I occupied an alternative reality, one that encompassed me and my baby and made sense of the onslaught that new motherhood brings. My baby was healthy and seemed unaware that her mother was not mentally present in the ways society demands. I am probably fairly typical of my generation of women: I married quite late and started a family late. Mostly women are left alone for long periods and give birth without anything like that amount of skilled attention.

Source: The Guardian March 25, 2017 06:11 UTC