‘Of Course She’s Not O.K.’ The Conversation That Changed How I Thought About Early Motherhood
I had made it as far as the street corner when it occurred to me that I hadn’t paid. I’d said goodbye to my friends at the restaurant and walked out. When I returned, embarrassed and apologetic, one friend mentioned that another had asked if I was O.K. “Of course she’s not O.K.,” she had answered. …
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