5/19/2023 0 Comments To the moon and back lisa kohn![]() ![]() Yet, to me, being a mother is the most important thing I've done, and writing is one way I celebrate it. There are no great Odes to the Wiping of Noses. Don't they have a right to privacy? Women's work has historically been performed in the shadows of history. As memoirists, we are often asked even more probing questions: how can you write about family when your children can read? Won't you harm their relationship with their grandparents? What if they find out you had premarital sex, did recreational drugs, or engaged in other negative behavior? How can you be a perfect mother when there is a book of evidence to your imperfection out in the world? The next layer is writing about our children. ![]() As women and writers, we are often asked how we balance our family's needs with our work-a question male writers are never asked, and which some female writers refuse to answer. ![]()
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