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Beyond the cheery ‘momfluencer’ aesthetic, motherhood can be hard, lonely and financially challenging. But can society change for the better?

What if we reminded each other that our lives are not naturally unbearable but they are made so by the powers that be?

On motherhood, rape culture, and longing to be untouched

In this week’s column, writer Nell Frizzell writes about the “touched out” phenomenon, as discussed in Amanda Montei’s new book.

What does it mean to be touched out? For many new moms, being touched out means being overwhelmed by the constant physical connection to their children.

In an exclusive excerpt from Touched Out, author Amanda Montei shares how her daughter’s lessons in consent shaped her own approach to autonomy. 

In her trenchant and revelatory book "Touched Out: Motherhood, Misogyny, Consent, and Control," Amanda Montei deftly illuminates how the girlhood training she received in turning her body over to others also shapes contemporary ideas of what makes a “good” mother and wife.

I'm terrified she'll leave me if she finds out.

ABC Everyday Josie Sargent knows what its like to have little people attached to her all day. ( Share Print text only At long last, there is quiet. After a relentless 12 hours of little people attached to me like leeches, I have my mind and body back to myself. I sneak to the sofa, collapse in a heap and reach for the remote. Then… theres another body close to mine… and a hand creeping up my arm. My other half is ready for some "special time". And as much as I love him, the thought of havin...