| The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996. |
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| NUMBER: | 44391 |
| QUOTATION: | The myths about what we’re supposed to feel as new mothers run strong and deep. . . . While joy and elation are surely present after a new baby has entered our lives, it is also within the realm of possibility that other feelings might crop up: neediness, fear, ambivalence, anger. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Sally Placksin (20th century), U.S. writer and producer. Mothering the New Mother, ch. 1 (1994). |
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| | | The Columbia World of Quotations. Copyright © 1996 Columbia University Press. |
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