Motherhood does not define women's worth as citizens

The mother of Jesus presents an admirable case.

Tracee Ellis Ross on aging and expectations: 'I do not believe my life is unworthy because I don't have children'

At age 52, Tracee Ellis Ross is not letting societal expectations define her idea of success. Here's what she says about motherhood and marriage.

Motherhood does not define women's worth as citizens

The concept of motherhood has always been very political in the United States.

Nature is prodigal. Mothers do not stop, they bear fruit. They fill the lacenas with living nutrients and living dreams, even if they have no place to fall if they die. If Balzac said that his was the cause of their misfortunes, he only personified in her the bad smells of the world that returns to the breasts islands of helplessness. Nor are they pieces of the puzzle that crushes the system of neglect and business. Women are, more than mothers,…

Op-Ed: Stop Guilt-Tripping African Women into Motherhood

“Who will take care of you when you’re old?” “What’s the point of all your success if you have no one to inherit it?” “But what is your purpose on this earth?” These are the kinds of questions my friends get asked almost every time they reveal that they do not have children and don’t want them. My friends aren’t confessing some shameful secret. They’re sharing a firm, well-considered decision. But in African communities, they are treated as stra…

Because Motherhood isn’t Always Flowers and Breakfast in Bed

Mother’s Day usually shows up dipped in pastels and wrapped in performative gratitude, but motherhood? That’s another beast entirely. It’s brutal. It’s sacred. It’s messy, fractured, feral. And if Sigmund Freud taught us anything (besides the fact that therapy is expensive for a reason), it’s that the mother-child bond is... The post Because Motherhood isn’t Always Flowers and Breakfast in Bed first appeared on BookTrib..