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Nightbitch

by Marielle Heller

Two mothers bond over the exhausting realities of stay-at-home parenthood and the loss of their professional identities. Jen reveals her past as a high-powered lawyer while the Mother confesses her secret fantasies of escaping her domestic life.

Nightbitch

by Marielle Heller

A tense late-night confrontation between a husband and wife reveals deep-seated resentment regarding gender roles and the loss of identity in parenthood. The Mother confronts her husband about her isolation as a stay-at-home parent, while the Husband counters by mourning the vibrant artist he originally married.

Nightbitch

by Marielle Heller

A mother grappling with the overwhelming physical and psychological shifts of early parenthood talks to herself in a grocery store. She questions her identity and her sanity as she experiences a heightened, almost animalistic sensory awakening.

Nightbitch

by Marielle Heller

A woman reflects on the hidden internal life of her late mother while grappling with her own transition into parenthood. She questions the systemic sacrifices women make for their families and the lingering resentment that follows lost ambitions.