The two themes we explored this week in Mom Group could be seen as diametric opposites: Sensuality, and, the unequal weight of responsibility that falls on mothers — specifically with regard to the labor of childcare and managing a home.

Before I sat down to write this piece, I had just finished cleaning up my 23-month-old daughter’s behind and her poopy diaper. It was so major of a job, it had to be performed in the tub.