Second-hand book "Becoming a Mother" [80% new]

Introduction · · · · · ·
No woman is born a mother

The subtle birth records reveal women's anxiety and suffering

Thanks to the times, childbearing has finally become a debatable issue like marriage.

Pregnancy and childbirth not only distinguish men from women, but also women from women. After pregnancy and childbirth, a woman's understanding of the meaning of existence has undergone a huge change. There is another person in her body, and the child is governed by her consciousness after birth. When the child is around, she can't be herself; when the child is not around, she can't be herself either. Every member of the human race will go through the extremely difficult process from birth to independence, and this process must requisition a period of a woman's life.

"Becoming a Mother" faithfully presents this period of life. It is a process of transformation of ordinary life from being invisible and intangible to fierce passion, love and slavery. It is also a bondage and a compromise.

What does it feel like to be a mother? What does it feel like to take care of a young baby? And when the child grows up and has his own consciousness, how does the mother feel? British writer Rachel Cusk recorded her multi-faceted experience that year: personal freedom, the end of sleep and time, a new understanding of human nature and hard work, the pursuit of the true meaning of love, wandering between madness and death, emotional experience with infants and young children, and thoughts on breastfeeding...