2022-10-31
29 分钟Pushkin.
I really thought parenting was what I saw on Facebook.
I mean, it sounds really embarrassing for me to say that.
Like many expectant parents,
journalist Michaeline Ducleff had some rather idealized notions of motherhood.
Like I saw the pictures of the babies and heard about moms snuggling and having this,
you know, incredibly romantic version of what a mom is doing.
And so that was what I envisioned.
Michaeline wanted to be the perfect mom,
making sure she gave her kids all the opportunities she didn't have growing up.
This was my opportunity to, like, create the person that I wish I had been.
I could have gone to Harvard or Yale and, you know,
I'm going to create this child that could do that.
I also thought that, like, I just instinctually would know how to parent.
But when Michaeline and her husband finally had their baby Rosie,
the reality wasn't quite what she had envisioned.
Oh my gosh, the fantasy crumbled very quickly.
So Rosie's a very intelligent kid.
I don't want to throw it under the bus.
She is smart and funny and really strong, but she's also super strong-willed.