“YOU’RE TOO OLD TO BE A MOM NOW, YOU DON’T DO ANYTHING.”

My seven-year-old keeps telling me that it was a mistake to have my surgery. Yesterday she told me that I’m “TOO OLD TO BE A MOM NOW, YOU DON’T DO ANYTHING.” I’m really feeling for the moms with chronic illnesses. I bet your kids are dicks ALL the time to you. I bet you feel like you’re ALWAYS letting them down and it makes you resent your body even more than you already do for your own reasons. She’s scared, clearly. Her fear and uncertainty translates to anger. She’s still 98% id, so everything gets filtered through rage. I think in her world view, I need…