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wife of a devoted husband, she refuses to consider that she is falling apart, and with no logical explanation why. It is not until she actually considers suicide that she gets the help she truly needs. The escape is appealing to her, as she thinks about “never going to have to go through a day like this again.”
This show is not happy, nor is it easy to watch. Hearing giving birth described as a “process that splits one body into two” is not pleasant. But it is the truth. In a word where motherhood is romanticized and commercialized, where the joy for the birth of a child often overshadows the burdens of raising a child, this information is vital and valuable, and this play makes it accessible.
None of these women kill themselves, and they all manage to find the help they need. They find their happy endings, and hopefully this play will help other people find theirs.
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