"I know now that all identities shed and gain cells continually--that it's a constant process of sloughing and collecting, not unlike the life cycle of skin. If I were the mother of a young child today, knowing what I know now, I would be confident that all identities--awe-filled teenage girl; independent woman in her 20s; anxious, love-besotted new mother--are astonishingly, mournfully brief."
Thursday, March 26, 2009
A Woman's Skin
An excerpt from Meg Wolitzer's article, "My Identity, Lost and Found." Published in Real Simple, April 2008.
"I know now that all identities shed and gain cells continually--that it's a constant process of sloughing and collecting, not unlike the life cycle of skin. If I were the mother of a young child today, knowing what I know now, I would be confident that all identities--awe-filled teenage girl; independent woman in her 20s; anxious, love-besotted new mother--are astonishingly, mournfully brief."
"I know now that all identities shed and gain cells continually--that it's a constant process of sloughing and collecting, not unlike the life cycle of skin. If I were the mother of a young child today, knowing what I know now, I would be confident that all identities--awe-filled teenage girl; independent woman in her 20s; anxious, love-besotted new mother--are astonishingly, mournfully brief."
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