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Monday, October 2, 2006 12:00 AM

Mommie fearest

I'm due in four weeks and if the predictions of my mother friends are accurate, I should feel like a total impostor, a crappy mom, a complete failure.
By Heather Havrilesky

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  • Sunday, October 1, 2006 06:32 PM

    Was this supposed to be funny?

    It wasn't. I am really tired of women picking on or satirizing or ridiculing other women. If you can't figure out how to ignore the sillier fears of your friends and be happy with your child, try keeping it to yourself and pretending otherwise.

    —BR Read BR's other letters

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