Motherhood is a role that is constantly being re-defined; it is not a fixed role. As economies change, as sexism and classism gets addressed, as women’s oppression is recognized and lifted, as women feel more empowered to decide what is best for them, motherhood changes. The role continues to change with each new generation.
What would have to change in your definition of motherhood in order for you to choose it? What would have to change in order for you to choose a childfree life? If you could think outside of the box (to which you are familiar) and you could redefine motherhood, how would you want motherhood defined today? Take some time and answer this question for yourself. You may want to begin a personal journal of self-discovery and write about this question. Or you may just prefer to notice the feelings that surface with the question itself.
Your new definition of motherhood may be very different from what you witnessed growing up. It may be different from what you see today. How do you think your mother would have defined motherhood from what you experienced when you were a child? If you were the definer of motherhood how would you define it or what would it look like to you?
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