Digested week: In defence of cat ladies (especially those with children) | Lucy Mangan

Children need everything, all the time, and it is never enough. It’s not really their fault, of course. It’s your fault for having them. Preternaturally wise women – the kind historically associated with cats, and we begin to see now how it all ties in – do not need to have a baby to discover this. The rest of us aren’t as fortunate and only come to know our limits when we have already birthed a long-term dependent.