Possible answers:
1. Oh come ON. That’s ridiculous.
2. Yes, that’s exactly what it’s like. My husband chains the door every morning when he leaves from work and lets me out when he gets home. It’s like that all over the block: women with their noses pressed up against the glass.
3. Take your pick. You can be locked in the house, or your children can be locked in an institution.
4. Yes. Isolation can be a real problem. But it can be overcome. I have a wonderful network of friends who also care for their own children, and the time we spend together has pretty much eliminated all sense of being "locked in." If you are willing to reach out to other mothers, so that you plug into a wider community, well, it’s really a very balanced and healthy existence.
Guess what I said. Guess what I wish I’d said.
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