“I found that when women were able to act in line with their natural inclinations and ambitions -- whether to work or stay at home -- they were generally happy, and generally felt that their children were happy too. Whereas… — Judith Warner Copy Share Image
“The Mommy Mystique tells us that we are the luckiest women in the world -- the freest, with the most choices, the broadest horizons, the best luck, and the most wealth. It says we have the knowledge and know-how to make "informed decisions" that will guarantee the successful course of our children's lives. It tells us that if we choose… — Judith Warner Copy Share
“We seem to feel as though the life our children have -- that we have built for them -- is just a delicate house… — Judith Warner Copy Share Image
“Too many of us now allow ourselves to be defined by motherhood and direct every ounce of our energy into our children. This sounds… — Judith Warner Copy Share Image
What kind of choice is it, really, when motherhood forces you into a delicate balancing act -- not just between work and family, as… — Judith Warner Copy Share Image
“Something is missing, and it's something not so easy to name as semiabsent husbands, not so easy to point to as a lack of… — Judith Warner Copy Share Image
“--what's really unique about maternal anxiety today is our belief that if something goes wrong with or for our children, it's a reflection on… — Judith Warner Copy Share Image
The American middle class, it seems to me, is looking to politicians now to satisfy a pretty basic - and urgent - level of… — Judith Warner Copy Share Image
“All these things we do bespeak a terrible anxiety: that our children simply will not be able to make it through life if we… — Judith Warner Copy Share Image
“There’s a general sense now that children’s rights, children’s needs, children’s wants and desires have taken on too prominent a place in our family… — Judith Warner Copy Share Image
“I found that when women were able to act in line with their natural inclinations and ambitions -- whether to work or stay at… — Judith Warner Copy Share Image
“I realized, listening to the silences that fell sometimes in my interview groups, that there are things that are sayable and unsayable about motherhood… — Judith Warner Copy Share Image
“I experienced a devastating loss of self...But in the same moment, I also recognized that a profound commitment had taken root inside me, and… — Judith Warner Copy Share Image
