The Joy and Grief of American Motherhood

All the feels about the state of mothers as we head into Mother's Day

“Madonna with Daffodils” by collage artist Joe Brainard, Met Museum of Art. In which a woman is overwhelmed by decorative artifice and a bouquet of flowers. It’s a metaphor for Mother’s Day, is what I’m saying.

Notes:

1. This is the second time I’ve written a Mother’s Day reflection/rant, the last one was an op-ed about how I felt about Mother’s Day before …