What ‘If I had Legs I’d Kick You’ tells us about mothering and thankless sacrifice

What ‘If I had Legs I’d Kick You’ tells us about mothering and thankless sacrifice

Rose Byrne plays a mother overwhelmed with caring for her ailing young daughter in 'If I Had Legs I'd Kick You.' (VVS Films/A24)Care work structures much of everyday life, yet it often remains invisible. It’s folded into assumptions about love, responsibility and familial duty rather than recognized as labour. Nowhere is this more apparent than in caregiving, particularly when it’s performed by mothers. They’re routinely expected to absorb care …

“If I Had Legs I’d Kick You”: Maternal Mental Health, Stress, and Risk

In this Oscar-nominated film, a therapist mother spirals amid a child’s feeding disorder, exposing burnout and substance use.