How to Celebrate Motherhood Without Expecting Every Woman to Embrace It

Motherhood is a role, not a goal

Mother’s Day is a day set aside each year to celebrate all mothers. This includes mothers who have children through non-traditional means, whether via IVF or adoption, and women who aren't mothers but stand as mother figures to children in their lives.

Why Can't Mothers Head The Home

Fathers are the head because they protect and provide—but also, they still are even when they don't.

There’s a common saying: “The man is the head, the woman is the neck,” which essentially means men lead while women support. Though it attempts to patronize women by implying they still matter—after all, the head can’t stand without the neck—it ultimately reinforces a subjugating role, masking inequality as complementarity.

The Reality Of Being a Stay-at-home Mom

As a stay-at-home mom, you will work for free and still be told it's your job

Imagine not having to work, but sitting at home all day—well, being a stay-at-home mom (SAHM) is nothing of the sort. The narrative that, before women had equal rights, they simply stayed at home doing nothing while men worked hard to provide for their family is an ahistorical lie.

Why Mothers Need To Let Go of Purity Culture

Why is it that when we hear the word “virgin”, a woman comes to mind—despite the term being gender-neutral?

Virginity is a socially constructed concept used to define someone who hasn't engaged in sexual intercourse. It has been heavily enforced by purity culture, especially in the context of waiting until heterosexual marriage before losing it.