Oprah made me cry. I know. Big deal; Oprah makes a lot of people cry. Well, it is a big deal! I only cry 2-3 times a year so it's gotta be something important, revelatory and moving. This is.
I'm in awe of good mothers—those heroines all around me who sacrifice daily out of love for their children. In our society, we give motherhood plenty of lip service. We pat moms on the head, bring them flowers on Mother's Day, and honor them before crowds. But at the end of the day, we don't extend them the same respect we would a professor, a dentist, an accountant or a judge. Women who choose full-time mothering are often put in a box by their friends and former colleagues—a container labeled "just a mom." -Oprah
I can't believe how often I do this. I can't believe how often I diminish not only what I do, but what my grandmother did, what my aunts did, what my cousins and my good friend are doing...
Never again am I "just a mom". From now on I am proudly and confidently "a mother".
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Though I must admit, if I find myself in a room full of successful and interesting people, feeling compelled to spit out the "just a mom" line, I should like to have something more to say than "I'm a mother". Perhaps something cheeky like, "My husband hunts and I tend the pack". Suggestions?
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