EnglishMotherhood
The Unique Role of Fathers: Why Mothers Can’t Replace Them
I used to be one of those mums who would wish mothers a happy Father鈥檚 Day, as a matter of fact, I almost formed a committee of single mothers who doubled up as dads as well. People forget that for every single mother, there鈥檚 a man who either didn鈥檛 take responsibility, passed away, is ill, […]
The Truth About Motherhood: Why It’s Okay to Not Love Every Moment
I wasn鈥檛 one of those girls who played with dolls and thought, 鈥淲ow one day I want to do this all by myself鈥� Instead, as a firstborn, I thought about how much I wanted a sister and thankfully, my little sister was born, she was such a blessing to my life despite our age gap. […]
The Unpaid Labour of Motherhood: Why Stay-at-Home Mums Should Receive a Salary
Before becoming a mum, I said things like 鈥淲hy should stay-at-home mums get paid?鈥� I spoke from a point of ignorance and many times I imagined that all they had to do was stay home and sleep. As girls are raised to become women, this dream is sold to them, the dream is that staying […]
How Social Media Can Ruin Your Motherhood Experience
I didn鈥檛 want to share my bump photos on social media, partly because I knew my mother鈥檚 distant relatives followed me (and everyone knew I wasn鈥檛 married), but I remember feeling remote and lonely every time I saw boisterous photos of mothers holding their baby bumps high with pride, I felt sorry for myself. I […]