http://www.theguardian.com/…/…/facebook-motherhood-challenge
I know, this link may upset many of my great friends who are mothers too and have happily uploaded their and their babies' pics accepting the chain challenge. But no matter how rude it seems, such critical diggings may give food for thought of many tastes smile emoticon
I always find it not very interesting to idealise women as mothers or to be very precise 'great mothers', a sacrificing one, instead of seeing them as normal human beings. As the article suggests, one may feel proud as mother, but there is a difference between happiness and smugness. One may be happy being a mother. But this happiness should not turn into a burden to be carried by others who are just not comfortable with the idea or are able to become a mother.
To be very personal, though I am full of love and affection for each and every child I meet, I do not feel very much excited with the idea of having a biological child of my own in future.One reason is that I fear of surgery and another one and more important is, right now, I find such surgeries unnecessary. There are hundreds of children you can adopt and become a mom. Who knows my mind may get changed. But does my current set of mind make me a lesser human being or a woman to be precise? A woman may opt to become mother or not. The words like 'great' or 'challenge' are really unnecessary.
I have seen some of my seniors, friends, relatives having moist eyes who have not been able to become mothers. For the world, they are not only failed to become mothers, they are failed as women too!! Who will realise that such judgements make them believing their lives as living in hell or there are many others who are compelled from outside to give birth of their biological children?
Don't know from when onwards, people will stop counting motherhood (here it implies the ability to give birth of baby) as one of the most important attributes of women!!! :(
I know, this link may upset many of my great friends who are mothers too and have happily uploaded their and their babies' pics accepting the chain challenge. But no matter how rude it seems, such critical diggings may give food for thought of many tastes smile emoticon
I always find it not very interesting to idealise women as mothers or to be very precise 'great mothers', a sacrificing one, instead of seeing them as normal human beings. As the article suggests, one may feel proud as mother, but there is a difference between happiness and smugness. One may be happy being a mother. But this happiness should not turn into a burden to be carried by others who are just not comfortable with the idea or are able to become a mother.
To be very personal, though I am full of love and affection for each and every child I meet, I do not feel very much excited with the idea of having a biological child of my own in future.One reason is that I fear of surgery and another one and more important is, right now, I find such surgeries unnecessary. There are hundreds of children you can adopt and become a mom. Who knows my mind may get changed. But does my current set of mind make me a lesser human being or a woman to be precise? A woman may opt to become mother or not. The words like 'great' or 'challenge' are really unnecessary.
I have seen some of my seniors, friends, relatives having moist eyes who have not been able to become mothers. For the world, they are not only failed to become mothers, they are failed as women too!! Who will realise that such judgements make them believing their lives as living in hell or there are many others who are compelled from outside to give birth of their biological children?
Don't know from when onwards, people will stop counting motherhood (here it implies the ability to give birth of baby) as one of the most important attributes of women!!! :(
