The idea that motherhood has an expiry date. That at 18 or 21, or maybe after college or university, we get to clock out and breathe a sigh of relief, knowing we’ve done our job. That our children will step confidently into adulthood, ready to take on the world. But for many of us, motherhood doesn’t just continue, it gets more complex, more painful, and sometimes, more isolating.
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The Parenting Myth We Don’t Talk About Enough
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The idea that motherhood has an expiry date. That at 18 or 21, or maybe after college or university, we get to clock out and breathe a sigh of relief, knowing we’ve done our job. That our children will step confidently into adulthood, ready to take on the world. But for many of us, motherhood doesn’t just continue, it gets more complex, more painful, and sometimes, more isolating.