Catriona Bennion shares her story of personal trauma, disconnection, and rediscovering maternal love through instinct and a transformative moment Motherhood was never a vague hope for me. One day becoming a parent was a certainty, carried quietly and persistently from childhood, like a pulse beneath the skin. It felt as inevitable as breathing. Other dreams came and went, reshaped by time and circumstance, but that one never loosened its grip. What I could not have known was how much life I would have to live, and how much of myself I would have to lose and rebuild, before I was ready to learn to love a child the way she needed. …
摘自《绿色父母》(The Green Parent)第129期 · 2026年春季刊,Catriona Bennion。仅引用开头一小段供了解文章,版权归原刊所有,全文请阅读原刊。