American motherhood can be so isolating. For most of history, children were reared in much more communal environments within tribes, clans, and extended family groups - that "village" Hillary Clinton was ridiculed for invoking. The stand-alone nuclear family is just so precarious, particularly in a country with very little in the way of safety net.
Great piece, Jill.
American motherhood can be so isolating. For most of history, children were reared in much more communal environments within tribes, clans, and extended family groups - that "village" Hillary Clinton was ridiculed for invoking. The stand-alone nuclear family is just so precarious, particularly in a country with very little in the way of safety net.