LEADER 00000nam 2200361 i 4500 005 20180601100932.0 008 180403s2018 nyu 000 0aeng d 010 bl2018053276 020 9780316393843 040 NjBwBT|beng|erda|cNjBwBT|dUtOrBLW 092 BIO|bO'CONNEL 100 1 O'Connell, Meaghan,|eauthor. 245 10 And now we have everything :|bon motherhood before I was ready /|cMeaghan O'Connell. 250 First edition. 264 1 New York :|bLittle, Brown and Company,|c2018. 300 v, 230 pages ;|c22 cm 336 text|2rdacontent 337 unmediated|2rdamedia 338 volume|2rdacarrier 520 Meaghan O'Connell always felt totally alienated by the cutesy, sanctimonious, sentimental tone of most writing about motherhood. After getting accidentally pregnant in her twenties, she realized that the book she needed--a brutally honest, agenda-less take on the emotional and existential impact of motherhood--didn't exist. So she decided to write it herself. And Now We Have Everything is O'Connell's brave exploration of transitioning into motherhood as a fledgling young adult. With her dark humor and hair-trigger B.S. detector, O'Connell addresses the pervasive imposter syndrome that comes with unplanned pregnancy, the second adolescence of a changing postpartum body, the problem of sex post-baby, the weird push to make "mom friends," and the fascinating strangeness of stepping into a new, not-yet-comfortable identity. Most unforgettably, O'Connell brings us into the delivery room as no writer has before, rendering childbirth in all its feverish gore and glory, and shattering the fantasies of a "magical" or "natural" experience that warp our expectations and erode maternal self-esteem. 600 10 O'Connell, Meaghan. 650 0 Unwanted pregnancy|xDecision making. 650 0 Unwanted pregnancy|xPsychological aspects. 650 0 Motherhood. 650 0 Pregnancy. 650 0 Parenthood.
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