One of the most surprising emotions I experienced immediately following my daughter’s birth was anger. And it seems I’m in very good company. Anger itself I can handle, as can most others, on the daily. But paired with guilt, blame, resentment, shock, and ambivalence (to name a just a few of the many emotions), I was mother-f*ing fire-starter angry. Only, I didn’t realize how angry I actually was until two days after I had been discharged from the hospital. Continue reading →