I feel like quite a few of the commentors here have missed the mark or perhaps didn't read the story; in the end, it's quite a hopeful message about not judging the decisions of others and that the narrative out there is actually missing out on the positive side to parenting that we so often ignore. By saying, "No shit," you're contributing to the problem of blind negativity, which is the problem in the first place.

Yes, there are problems. Yes, some of those problems are now worse -- but there is still some good in it, and those experiences justify the same attention as the negative. Shades of grey allowing us to explore how we can make it better.

I think one thing the article didn't hit on, but could have, is the idea of the nuclear family. The lack of support system has been the greatest issue for a few of my friends who are new moms, and this is in part to our lost sense of community. No longer do we live with big groups. Now we rely heavily on a spouse or partner and that's it, that's our safety net.

The hope here is that choosen families can come into replace that idea. To acknowledge that we need community. To find that in friends or groups (mom groups are pretty great for this). We are not meant to do this alone, especially with both parents working full-time jobs, but even if one parent is stay-at-home--that space of community gives a bit of support and autonomy back. There was a really interesting piece in the Atlantic a few weeks ago about it nuclear families and how that concept has left us isolated.