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This was really powerful and also heart breaking. Thank you for this.

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I appreciate this, Dr. Gish! ❤️

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Oct 30Liked by Molly Dickens, PhD

“I believe that it is already being reflected in women’s health span.

According to a recent McKinsey report, “women spend more of their lives in poor health and with degrees of disability [than men].”

This feels so true. And the red bugs remind me of the Giving Tree 😱 .

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Oct 30·edited Oct 30Author

This has Giving Tree all over it!

I could NOT read that book to my children without crying because it was so representative of the self sacrifice of motherhood. And then the realization that... wait, will they only appreciate the things we did for them when they're old and we're a stump?! (also applicable to the way society devalues the work and sacrifice of modern motherhood)

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Oct 30Liked by Molly Dickens, PhD

Agree, I boycotted the Giving Tree. We do not have a copy! It’s abusive!

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