motherhood

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Dallana Ahumada

English 101, Section 1582

5 May 2014

Paper 2B: Concept

Motherhood/Mother

It is said, observed and a proven a universal truth as well that, a mother, regardless of her specie in terms of life and living, will continue to feed and love her child even if she herself is deprived or incapacitated. Motherhood is not something you can take lightly. Entering into motherhood shoves two decades' worth of responsibilities into your life. Preparing to handle motherhood is one step toward being a good mom. As a mother, you have a multitude of jobs, from being an at-home teacher to being an emotion coach. But all these jobs have the same ultimate goal: turning your child into an independent, productive adult. Mothers are required to have diplomatic skills, negotiating matters of importance, like sharing. They are required to constantly research and adapt systems to meet the ever-changing nutritional, educational, psychological and spiritual needs of their children, without sacrificing their commitments as a wife.

It's a 24-hour-a-day job, and there's often no training to prepare a woman for the tasks at hand.

A mother, whether she is ready for it or not, must let her roles evolve in order to meet the demands and needs of her children. As children age, the roles of motherhood will change to help the mother raise children of various ages. Perhaps mothers with children of various ages have a tougher role, as they must care for numerous children and children of wide age differences. Aside from the obvious evolution an individual mothers must face, the role of motherhood has evolved across the decades as women and women's rights and expectations have changed. While mothers were once young and married when their first child was born, first births are more frequently occurring among young...