Why Does America Love the Symbolism of Motherhood More Than Actual Mothers?

Reader, As I drove my 6-month old daughter to daycare, I felt like the worst mom in the world. The only reason she wasn't running a fever was because I gave her the maximum dose of Children's Tylenol before we left the house. She should’ve been at home, cuddled up in bed. But I'd been on thin ice with my boss after three months of bedrest even before my she was born, and I couldn't afford to take the day off, let alone lose my job – the source of our family’s health insurance. Later, as a...