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The first experience of shopping for a pretty outfit post-baby was a dispiriting one. Her body translated into new, nonstretchy clothes in all sorts of unflattering ways, the dressing room mirrors specially designed to highlight her stretch marks and lumps, as well as the fine lines just starting to make their way across her forehead.
She was good at parties, good at talking to strangers and turning on the smile that made them feel endlessly fascinating. But the rigors of taking care of a baby had temporarily depleted her desire to make small talk.
she would feel very deeply how smart she was despite growing up in a world that gave girls so many opportunities to feel less than.
That beautiful demon we made needs constant attention, plus I’m always worrying that I’m doing something to screw him up for life.
Women had to grapple with a choice that men never did while remaining uncomplaining and generous so that they didn’t nag their husbands straight into the arms of less complicated lovers.
Modern women of privilege had to claim that their manic exercise routines were about strength, not a body ideal; that their beauty regimens were all natural, designed for emotional balance and skin health, rather than for looking nubile for as long as possible. No wonder they were easy targets.
