The Lot of Mother Walruses
Making room for the biological rhythms that shape most women's lives
My husband and I recently watched Our Planet II on Netflix. One episode showed a mother walrus and her young calf. As David Attenborough narrated in his reedy British voice, I watched the mother walrus swim with her head barely above the water. Her eyes were glazed red and she looked exhausted. Her thic…
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