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The original was posted on /r/horror by /u/Bitter_Comfortable66 on 2025-10-25 22:47:38+00:00.

the metaphor of motherhood!! especially in the way Sue is “born.” the splitting of Elisabeth, her horrendous pain, the fact that she needs to be stitched up afterwards, creating a younger version of herself in her own body. i know this is painfully obvious but it didn’t click for me until now. i more so focused on the self-image and vanity themes the first viewing.

i’m horrified at the thought of pregnancy & labor, people say it’s a miracle, beautiful, amazing… not to me. i bet sue sticks the needle in right where they inject for an epidural. that would make sense why she kept going back to the one spot over and over. the movie felt like a real take on what women go through to become a mother. losing parts of yourself, your youth, your autonomy, your body, your career.

please don’t think i’m saying it’s gross to be a mom, to be pregnant, or that i know anything about it at all. this is just my perspective as someone who has been thinking a lot about why i don’t want kids :)