This book roots out how those of us who ended up on the other side of that baby boycott—specifically millennial mothers—found ourselves at sea in the brand of parenthood into which we stumbled, and what this confusion has to do with what we demand of women in America throughout their lives. Many parents have begun reevaluating their roles in the American family after feeling abandoned by policymakers during the pandemic, but the stories we tell about parenting and women’s bodies that led to that shameless abandonment remain.
