Rediscovering Identity and Joy in Motherhood.
Mothers are seeking ways to break free from the intensive parenting culture that has been imposed on them. They are exploring their wild side, indulging in sexual fantasies, group sex, and open marriages, among other things. This is a response to the pressure to perform ideal motherhood at the cost of all else. Integrating their many identities, rather than believing these needs are mutually exclusive to being a mother, seems to be the key.