I love being a mom. My kid is amazing. He is also exactly what a kid is and does to a fully formed person. With the trials of pregnancy, the trauma of labor, the painful recovery, three years and counting of brainfog broken sleep, the financial drain, profound loss of self and total daily life upheaval with an irrevocably altered life course, I can’t imagine forcing motherhood on anyone. All of this, when the outcome on the balance has been very good — a healthy child in a household that can afford him.
Today I will enjoy my family. We’ll do fun things and I will feel loved and appreciated.
But this Mother’s Day feels fucking awful.
Shame on the court. Shame on this state and shame on this country.
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