Scientology and the Modern Woman

Kelli has opted to stop breastfeeding altogether, and she is already feeling better physically. Her post-partum depression has eased off as well. (Of course, I've been spending a great deal of time with her, so why would she be depressed? Except maybe for the fact that I am the living embodiment of squandered marital dreams...)

Before giving up, we tried one last-ditch effort at dealing with the problem head on. We tried to call Tom Cruise. We were both greatly moved by Mr. Cruise's sensitivity to his friend Brooke Shields as she struggled with PPD and by his well-reasoned and thoughtful insights on the subject in his interview with Matt Lauer. Unfortunately, we only reached a phone message that repeated over and over in a sedated voice: "Katie is magnificent. She is very excited about her engagement to Tom and the birth of their first child. Please do not tell her otherwise. Katie is magnificent."