Comments on: My Pleasantville Theory of Childbirth http://www.earthmother.org/2009/01/16/my-pleasantville-theory-of-childbirth/ earthmother.org: Post-modern motherhood: Unprocessed but not unrefined Sun, 18 Jan 2009 22:38:34 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Jake http://www.earthmother.org/2009/01/16/my-pleasantville-theory-of-childbirth/comment-page-1/#comment-601 Jake Sun, 18 Jan 2009 22:38:34 +0000 http://www.earthmother.org/?p=166#comment-601 Well put. The first step, trusting oneself, seems to be the hardest to overcome. Once that is mastered, confronting the norms and seeking alternatives comes more easily. It's both funny and sad that talk of natural childbirth is seen as subversive. We've come so far in so many ways as a society, but at great expense of self-awareness. I question if this should be called "progress." Well put. The first step, trusting oneself, seems to be the hardest to overcome. Once that is mastered, confronting the norms and seeking alternatives comes more easily.

It’s both funny and sad that talk of natural childbirth is seen as subversive. We’ve come so far in so many ways as a society, but at great expense of self-awareness. I question if this should be called “progress.”

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