Screaming on the Inside: The Unsustainability of American Motherhood

After journalist Jessica Grose failed to meet every one of her own expectations for her first pregnancy, she devoted her career to revealing how morally bankrupt so many of these ideas and pressures are. Parenting is not a task list or an action; it is the relationship you have with your children, and there is no one set way to successfully raise happy and healthy kids. In thoughtful and revelatory chapters about pregnancy, identity, work, and social media, Grose explains the sexist and racist underpinnings of our contemporary parenting culture, lays out a vision for political and social change, and inspires parents to make choices that work best for their family.