What’s weird is I know I read this one, but all my reading trackers don’t have it marked as read. But I absolutely remember relating the feral wildness of raising a free spirited child to how she felt letting her owl baby do owl baby things. And of course the husband trying to box the owl baby into a mold it wasn’t meant for. It’s a great example of how mothers give themselves up completely, so this other being can be unequivocally true to who they are, while fathers lose nothing and expect their family to fit this pre determined facade and fit AROUND them, while they remain unchanging.
Mothers are the backbone of family and society and get absolutely no recognition for it. It’s so sad we have to equate these things to magical creatures and horror stories and supernatural fantasies. Just to come to terms with the reality and trauma of being a mom in today’s society.
Oh I didn't know you had read it! Feral moms are really a thing and I am completely here for it haha. I feel so SEEN and it gives me hope that someday, maybe, we'll get to say how hard being a mom can be without being judged lol. The husband is absolutely despicable in this one, I would have thrown fits if I had been able to haha.
Great review. Your definition of a fable “a narration intended to enforce a useful truth“ makes a lot of sense. I've had similar thoughts regarding the horror genre's ability to deliver a message through a dark lens.
Yesterday, I was at a birthday party for my great niece and was talking to my niece's best friend who is a fairly new mother with a 3 year old. We known each other for a long time and when I asked about how she's doing, she talked about her identity being consumed. I know this is very common and I probably gave some reassuring platitudes for lack of anything better to say. But your review brings that conversation back.
I'm not sure if this one will make my TBR, but I can see where I'd need to be in the right frame of mind for it.
Thank you! It is indeed a recurring occurrence that hard truths are delivered through dark lenses. I don't know what it says about us as a species that we sometimes need darkness to hear the truth haha.
What a coincidence! I love that it is becoming a topic people feel comfortable discussing. The fact that motherhood is seen as such a natural thing makes it hard for non-mothers to understand how much we carry. And I'm not saying men have no mental load at all, it's just that there has never been enough discussion around the specific weight mothers bear.
Not every book deserves a space on every TBR and I completely understand that. I nonetheless really appreciate your comment and thank you so much for taking the time to read the essay!
What’s weird is I know I read this one, but all my reading trackers don’t have it marked as read. But I absolutely remember relating the feral wildness of raising a free spirited child to how she felt letting her owl baby do owl baby things. And of course the husband trying to box the owl baby into a mold it wasn’t meant for. It’s a great example of how mothers give themselves up completely, so this other being can be unequivocally true to who they are, while fathers lose nothing and expect their family to fit this pre determined facade and fit AROUND them, while they remain unchanging.
Mothers are the backbone of family and society and get absolutely no recognition for it. It’s so sad we have to equate these things to magical creatures and horror stories and supernatural fantasies. Just to come to terms with the reality and trauma of being a mom in today’s society.
Oh I didn't know you had read it! Feral moms are really a thing and I am completely here for it haha. I feel so SEEN and it gives me hope that someday, maybe, we'll get to say how hard being a mom can be without being judged lol. The husband is absolutely despicable in this one, I would have thrown fits if I had been able to haha.
Mom rules, there is no denying that! 😄
Great review. Your definition of a fable “a narration intended to enforce a useful truth“ makes a lot of sense. I've had similar thoughts regarding the horror genre's ability to deliver a message through a dark lens.
Yesterday, I was at a birthday party for my great niece and was talking to my niece's best friend who is a fairly new mother with a 3 year old. We known each other for a long time and when I asked about how she's doing, she talked about her identity being consumed. I know this is very common and I probably gave some reassuring platitudes for lack of anything better to say. But your review brings that conversation back.
I'm not sure if this one will make my TBR, but I can see where I'd need to be in the right frame of mind for it.
Thank you! It is indeed a recurring occurrence that hard truths are delivered through dark lenses. I don't know what it says about us as a species that we sometimes need darkness to hear the truth haha.
What a coincidence! I love that it is becoming a topic people feel comfortable discussing. The fact that motherhood is seen as such a natural thing makes it hard for non-mothers to understand how much we carry. And I'm not saying men have no mental load at all, it's just that there has never been enough discussion around the specific weight mothers bear.
Not every book deserves a space on every TBR and I completely understand that. I nonetheless really appreciate your comment and thank you so much for taking the time to read the essay!