I'm not surprised at the original comments but am sad that this is the norm now. Even when there's progress (and this is significant progress) we're so trained at shouting things down and focusing on the problems, we fail to celebrate the positives. Yes, it might not represent everyone's 'truth' post partum but at least it represents truth of at least two women. Here's to more statues, more debate and more progress.
What a beautifully considerate and deliberate representation of the rawness and beauty of postpartum. Thank you for writing about this.
I'm not surprised at the original comments but am sad that this is the norm now. Even when there's progress (and this is significant progress) we're so trained at shouting things down and focusing on the problems, we fail to celebrate the positives. Yes, it might not represent everyone's 'truth' post partum but at least it represents truth of at least two women. Here's to more statues, more debate and more progress.
So good to hear the story behind this statue, it makes it all the more brilliant to look at.