nytimes.comOUR "MOMMY" PROBLEM
Overall, I really loved reading this. It’s a helpful reminder after perusing Pinterest for far too long that life is not going to picture perfect.
I 100% agree with the first part of this opinion piece, where the author talks about cringing at being called “Mommy” by someone other than her children. But, my small issues comes with the second part. I do want to throw themed birthday parties, I want to craft, I want to feed Jack as naturally as possible. The piece talks about how there is too much pressure on Moms, but these types of comments actually make me feel guilty for wanting to do some of those things.
My major take away from this piece is that I need to do what I feel is right as a person. I’m a mom, yes, but a person first.
No wonder so many of us have stopped listening to all those people trying to tell us to surrender, embrace our inner housewife, have it all, accept less than “it all,” be more French, be less attached, be more attached, lean in, lean out. Today’s absurdly conflicting notions of motherhood play far better as comedy. No matter what the script says, we don’t have to perform such a farcical, unrealistic role. We can rip the S off our chests. We’re still the same underneath it all.
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