Actress Tilda Swinton on early parenthood, in an AP article about her new film We Need to Talk About Kevin, based on the book of the same title. “I remember very soon after giving birth realizing that my imagination had taken on a kind of brutal capacity that it had never had before,” said Swinton, […]
Crawling: A Father’s First Year I picked it up at the library and immediately knew I’d love it. Here’s how it starts: There’s a head sticking out of my best friend. This is insane. Anybody who says this moment is the most precious wonderful thing in the world is delusional. This isn’t a miracle, it’s […]
There’s lots of not-so-helpful stuff out there about childbirth and early parenthood. But this quote from Harriet Lerner nails it.