Sentences with phrase «of motherhood as»

Zoë Cohen uses the effluvia of motherhood as a «reflection on my transition into, through, and beyond the early stages of motherhood» and the daily labor that demands, while Lisa Sylvester and Erin Elizabeth document new motherhood with mandalas of pills and sprinkles or meticulous pencil drawings.

So she's basking in the glow of motherhood as well as the warmth of love for...

The emotions Tully surfaces aren't comforting, and they have less to do with the actual realities of motherhood than with the idea of motherhood as something that leaves you forever changed and cut off from your younger self.

Unfortunately, new moms often find getting to sleep just as difficult during the initial months of motherhood as during their third trimester.

It's refreshing when moms post the lows of motherhood as well as the highs.

Some new moms might have difficulties enjoying the experience of motherhood as the fear looms that this baby will also be taken away.

«Beware the woman who takes even a small glass of champagne at a birthday party,» Badinter writes, hinting at the sinister modern framing of motherhood as a constant trade - off between the needs of the child and the selfish desires of the mother.

Mother Nature, also by an anthropologist, shares experiences of motherhood as witnessed across the world and various cultures, across history and a variety of time periods, and even across species.

(read more) I hope you'll find all of my effort and experience uniquely qualifies me to assist you in developing your special birth plan, executing it and preparing you for the beginning phases of motherhood as I have with so many previous families.

Toni Morrison «s view of motherhood as reflected in her literary works is one of motherhood as a profound act of social and political resistance in the struggle against both racism and the oppression of women.

More exposed truth would ha e helped me when I began the journey of motherhood as I think it helps so many of us mama's always!

So far, not a single mom has followed up with me to say whether or not this information saved her in her first weeks of motherhood as it would have for me, but I'm just going to assume it did.

And I really believe moms need to cultivate their gifts and interests in the middle of motherhood as well.

It is ok to enjoy every second of motherhood as it is ok to struggle and can't wait for the day to be done already.

Maybe the idea of motherhood as a spiritual practice, in an era in which advertisers regard motherhood as a market, is a lot more political than it sounds.

Perhaps we can get at this sense of motherhood as both nature and history by suggesting that a mother, though not «in her place,» should seek to «be place» for her children.

Not exact matches

«As tough as juggling the demands of motherhood and being a Senator can be, I'm hardly alone or unique as a working parent, and my children only make me more committed to doing my job and standing up for hardworking families everywhere.&raquAs tough as juggling the demands of motherhood and being a Senator can be, I'm hardly alone or unique as a working parent, and my children only make me more committed to doing my job and standing up for hardworking families everywhere.&raquas juggling the demands of motherhood and being a Senator can be, I'm hardly alone or unique as a working parent, and my children only make me more committed to doing my job and standing up for hardworking families everywhere.&raquas a working parent, and my children only make me more committed to doing my job and standing up for hardworking families everywhere.»

Even as her offspring grow and learn to fend for themselves, the neurological changes of motherhood persist... She is more efficient, making fewer errors.

Arguably no performer connects on a more profound personal level with fans: Songs like «Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)» and «Run the World (Girls)» are anthems of female empowerment, and as her music has grown more complex and daring, her lyrics have become increasingly intimate, exploring themes like motherhood, marriage and sexuality with refreshing candor.

His mom graduates high school as a salutatorian destined for college but falls pregnant as a teenager and begins a life of single - motherhood and squandered opportunities.

Motherhood, lack of management experience, and traditional socialization have all been cited as reasons for delayed entry into entrepreneurial careers.

Duckworth says, «As tough as juggling the demands of motherhood and being a Senator can be, I'm hardly alone or unique as a working parent.&raquAs tough as juggling the demands of motherhood and being a Senator can be, I'm hardly alone or unique as a working parent.&raquas juggling the demands of motherhood and being a Senator can be, I'm hardly alone or unique as a working parent.&raquas a working parent.»

by Lori Gottlieb — a single mother who conceived her only child with donor sperm rather than miss out on motherhood as she has on marriage — is a frank and excruciatingly personal look into some of the sexual revolution's lonelier venues, including the creation of children by anonymous or absent sperm donors, the utter corrosiveness of taking a consumerist approach to romance, and the miserable effects of advancing age on one's sexual marketability.

In the 1910s and»20s (and often enough thereafter) Mother's Day served as a solace to those who feared that the «new womanhood» was threatening the very institutions of motherhood and the family.

Some see Mother's Day as at best an antiquated observance or at worst a patriarchal indulgence, evoking traditional ideals of motherhood and domesticity, when what the churches really need are new liturgies of gender equality and inclusion.

Mother's Day gave quintessential if belated expression to what Ann Douglas calls the 19th century's «cult of motherhood,» which, as she observes, offered women «flattery in the place of justice and equality.»

The «rules» for both personal responsibility and sacrifice on behalf of the collective good conflate as marriage and motherhood come into play.

That is, John Paul never limited motherhood to the physical but rather defined it as a woman's «readiness to be poured out for the sake of those who come within [her] range of activity.

As a mama of seven — a lose - library - books, holes - in - the - toes - of - socks gaggle of kids — I have sought many a time to be better at motherhood.

Lamott, the best - selling author of several books about spirituality, describes her specialty as topics that «begin with capital letters: Alcoholism, Motherhood, Jesus.»

It's a fact of life: Women tend to be written off as incomplete until they achieve motherhood, which means we get pestered at every point along the way:

Andrea Fraile is a Sister of the Gospel of Life, a Glasgow - based religious community who describe their main apostolate as «the promotion of the dignity of the human being, particularly as regards the role of the family, the sanctity of motherhood, a renewed understanding of the complementarity of the sexes and catechesis».

Unless we can get out of the new system motherhood as consecrated, spiritual quality as fine, idealism as exalted, religious faith as cleansing and ennobling as distinguished previous generations, the new system will have failed in its most important object.

Citing examples of Christian mothers who were instrumental in the abolition of slavery and the passage of laws against child labor, she makes a strong case that virtues such as compassion and creativity that are «refined in the practice of motherhood can and should be used in other arenas to bring God's love, peace, mercy and justice to the world.»

That's because, too often, we focus on the Proverbs 31 Woman's roles as a way of reducing womanhood to marriage, motherhood, and domesticity, when really, this passage is about character that transcends both gender and circumstance.

It is very likely that the Septuagint translation interpreted this young woman to be the corporate motherhood of Israel that had already found expression in such forms of address as «Daughter of Zion,» «Rachel» and «Virgin Israel.»

Andrea Fraile is a Sister of the Gospel of Life, a UK - based religious community who describe their main apostolate as «the promotion of the dignity of the human being, particularly as regards the role of the family, the sanctity of motherhood, a renewed understanding of the complementarity of the sexes and catechesis».

One of the movement's founding documents, The Danvers Statement, states as its chief concern «the increasing promotion given to feminist egalitarianism» and «the widespread ambivalence regarding the values of motherhood, vocational homemaking, and the many ministries historically performed by women.»

I believe that when people espouse the values of a mother or wife exclusively being a homemaker, they are longing for a perceived simpler and easier time as opposed to truth, elevating a nostalgic look at motherhood from the standpoint of the post-war American dream of the white, upper - middle - class rather than Scripture.

Mary's surrender at the foot of the cross to a plan that could in no way have been part of her own for herself or for her child figures as the centerpiece of her proposal of a Catholic feminism, which locates the foremost value of women not in forms of service to others (marriage, motherhood) but in service to God, in the decision to surrender to his plan.

In The Hindu (13 July 1999) C.V. Narasimhan provocatively justifies the coming together of the mother - tongue, the mother - land and the mother - religion in Hinduism.19 While I wholeheartedly affirm the necessary and positive role that Hinduism can and ought to play in nation - building, the notion that the land, language and religion of India can be viewed as coming under the «motherhood» of one monolithic label is dangerous and unacceptable.

As Julian of Norwich wrote, «To motherhood as properties belong natural love, wisdom, and knowledge — and this is God.&raquAs Julian of Norwich wrote, «To motherhood as properties belong natural love, wisdom, and knowledge — and this is God.&raquas properties belong natural love, wisdom, and knowledge — and this is God.»

And yet, I wonder if the reason that today's Christian mothers experience life as being burdensome and unfulfilling is because they have misunderstood the purpose of their lives, and how motherhood fits into that purpose to begin with.

When I first became a mother nearly a decade ago, as much as I loved my newborn baby boy, I also wrestled with a constant stream of internal questions: was motherhood supposed to be my highest or only calling?

Was I instead supposed to be wholeheartedly embracing motherhood as the cornerstone of my identity and the recipient of all my energies?

Like a shark following the scent of blood, the Enemy pursued my thoughts and whispered lies about my motherhood, my role as a wife, and my femininity as a whole: You're not ready to be a mother.

As I muse over the messy journey of motherhood and cancer, I often find myself thinking about the Christmas Story.

Dan has risen to the occasion of fatherhood with more energy, tenderness, and support than seems possible, and so far motherhood has proven exactly as my friends said — harder and better than I could ever imagine.

-- for motherhood which, despite its burdens, is the natural aspiration and should be the pride of every normal woman; and which is also the main source for her husband's continuing admiration for his wife, as well as the cause of a similar admiration on the part of the children as they grow up.

If the aborted child seems forgotten in Nathanson's focus on her own suffering, that is only a temporary lapse; the child is, after all, another means to self - actualization: motherhood envisioned as an «unparalleled peak of the mountain» of personal experience.