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Audie Cornish says she had something like an epiphany after posting a photo of herself and her new baby on Twitter in April. 

"I realized, oh my god, I\\u2019m part of the problem," Cornish tells Greta Johnsen. "Because there is absolutely nothing worse than opening up a glossy magazine and seeing a picture of some woman with, like, a pet and a 3-year-old, everyone\\u2019s groomed to the nines, and she\\u2019s like, \\u2018I woke up like this.\\u2019\\u201d

Cornish is the host of NPR\\u2019s daily news program \'All Things Considered.\' She talked with Nerdette host Greta Johnsen about all the people not pictured in that photo that are helping her navigate motherhood for the first time. They also talk about finding forgiveness and having children during times of strife. 

"There\\u2019s always something difficult in the world," Cornish says. "But it\\u2019s so worth it. Because I look at him as being somebody who\\u2019s going to be a part of shaping his own world, not that he\\u2019s arriving a victim of it." 

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