{"id":18323,"date":"2023-12-15T16:05:29","date_gmt":"2023-12-15T21:05:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.saic.edu\/sitegalleries\/?p=18323"},"modified":"2025-10-20T09:03:57","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T14:03:57","slug":"i-used-to-be-a-mother","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.saic.edu\/sitegalleries\/2023\/12\/15\/i-used-to-be-a-mother\/","title":{"rendered":"i used to be a mother."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Header&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; background_enable_image=&#8221;off&#8221; position_origin_r=&#8221;bottom_right&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; max_width_phone=&#8221;&#8221; max_width_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; min_height=&#8221;693px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-48px||-147px|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0vw||0vw||false|&#8221; 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The rejection of the categorical identity of mother happens in different ways&#8211;ranging from the termination of a pregnancy to a postpartum reconstruction of selfhood. 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