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Are maternal instincts real?

After women have babies, do they have any drive to keep it safe, or protect it? Child abuse/neglect is a thing, so does that mean those mothers are bad in the head somehow (other than in the obvious ways? I'm talking specifically about after the baby is born, not before.

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  • 2 years ago
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    Very much so. You know when something is wrong with your baby. Its part of the subconscious mind and id that pick up on small signals you might not see at the time

  • Anonymous
    2 years ago

    If radical feminism is any indication, then no.

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