Mombots

It baffles me how few women are willing to be vulnerable about parenthood. I don't understand why this subject more than any other brings out The Teacher in people.

If I say, "I'm concerned about the financial health of our economy and how it will effect our personal finances," or, "I eat way too much junk food and wish I could be more disciplined," ladies will nod in agreement and sympathize.

But when I share my unease about raising a child in a dangerous world, suddenly everyone's an expert - even the childless. The closest thing to empathy in the resulting lecture is, "Everybody worries," but that's followed by, "You've just got to..."

I honestly don't get it. Why do you think we're like this?