Baraitser's novel articulation of the “unity/fluidity” dialectic permits a rethinking of the ways that maternal desire has been oversimplified in both psychoanalytic theory and cultural life. In this discussion, I re flect on how Baraitser's various innovative arguments contribute to a fuller, more complex account of maternal subjectivity. In particular, via the metaphor of veil and wig, she explores the simultaneously free ing and constraining aspects of motherhood and casts new light on the question of how a mother's encounter with her child radically changes her relationship to herself and others.