I think just because you're a mom, it doesn't negate - if anything, you're probably more enhanced - that you're a woman trying to find your place in the world.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
As children, we think our mother has always been a mother, but it is just one of the roles you may have the opportunity to play. They don't define you as a human being.
Becoming a mother doesn't always change every aspect of your personality.
Being a mom kind of grounded me in a way. Your body takes on a whole new meaning.
As far as I'm concerned, there's no job more important on the planet than being a mom.
The natural state of motherhood is unselfishness. When you become a mother, you are no longer the center of your own universe. You relinquish that position to your children.
I am a good and interested mother - which has surprised me.
As a mother, you feel much more vulnerable. And when you're vulnerable, you're a much better actress.
There's a lot more to being a woman than being a mother, but there's a hell of a lot more to being a mother than most people suspect.
It follows that if you are not a mother you are not a grandmother. Your life has become unpunctuated, whereas the lives of other women around you have these distinct phases.
When you become a mother, you think less about yourself and care more about the world.