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Postpartum depression, Jean Kim writes, “seems like the last feminine taboo, stronger than crack babies or neglect: a mother hating her newborn child.” In honor of the women and mothers often left out this weekend, we revisit one of our favorite essays, in which a psychiatrist wonders what it means to want a child, have a child, or have a child you do not want.
