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Originally Posted by Columbine
No, of course not. The problems with being a modern mother generally have no bearing on how much they love their children or means they resent having had them. I don't know any mother who blames her kids for the sacrifices that have had to be made for them. It's more the society that foists on them this need to stop being everything else that they are and boil down to this role, which is then looked down upon. Whatever way you look at it, there's a lot of internal conflict. Amongst my age group there's girls who want children and want to be mothers, yet don't see motherhood as it's presented to them as this glowing beacon of aspiration, but something of a minefield with as much loss as gain.
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Again, you are showing a lot of negativity towards motherhood that I simply have never heard before. Maybe things are different in the UK, but in my experience women are proud of being stay-at-home moms, and for the most part I think society appreciates them.
You talk about "the problems" of being a mother, but I don't know that mothers here see "problems". I also don't know that mothers consider raising their children as a "sacrifice".
I know mothers that run in marathons, own their own businesses, and joke about their hangovers on Facebook.
Never have I thought "she shouldn't be doing that, because she is a mom".
I am sad to hear women your age (not sure what age that is) see motherhood as a minefield.