Introduction
An excerpt from the The Perfect Madness by Judith Warner, This Mess, talks about the oppressive nature of motherhood in America. The author talks about the deteriorating quality of life led by an adult mother in America. She is clear with her disdain for the America-approach to motherhood and throughout the excerpt she evidently denunciates the expectations of the American society from an adult woman who is also a mother. The c'estmoi, or “this mess”, pertains to the unfortunate fact that no matter how qualified or talents a woman is, as soon as she starts bearing children, the only qualification expected ...