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Of all societal roles, perhaps none is quite so idolized, even deified, as that of "mother". The myths surrounding mothering can be hard to get around, and virtually every culture judges women based on their nurturing tendencies.
The reality is that how we mother is influenced by both instinct and experience, and mostly by how we were mothered as children. This fact leads to the inevitable occurrence that not every woman is meeting their society's standards. In many cases, women without children can, in fact, be considered stronger in their role as "mother" than some women with children.
Being a mother takes many forms -- by definition, anyone who is producing, caring for, and protecting our world in any capacity is mothering. All of them, regardless of whether children are in their lives, are valuable and priceless.
Find and celebrate the mother in you, today!
© Tracy Morris
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