The day I left the hospital, holding my child made me physically ill. Continue reading
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The day I left the hospital, holding my child made me physically ill. Continue reading
For me, one of the hardest aspects of pregnancy has been the conflict between not wanting/being able to do work, feeling obligated to work, and my impressions of other people’s expectations for my work. While this is a tension that reflects a perfect storm of being pregnant while also having a fairly work-intense job, the basic dynamic here is common to academia broadly. Continue reading