Having children is wonderful. Motherhood is a unique and incomparable life experience that no mother would change for anything in the world. But, despite all the joys that being moms brings us, we also know that Being a woman and a mother has never been an easy task. It is true that, today, women have managed to overcome many of the difficulties and restrictions to which our ancestors were subjected. Today, women are independent, we work and decide when and how we want to become mothers.However, despite the progress we have made, being a woman and a mother continues to be a challenge. Today's women, we have to deal with the obstacles that living in a society where rush, productivity, money and physical appearance, are the values that prevail. In addition, caring for children, the home and other family members is still a role almost always played by women, so, whether you work outside the home or not, Being a woman and a mother is an adventure.
Woman and mother, much more than you think
The alarm clock rings and you jump out of bed. After a quick shower, you wake up your children, give them breakfast, prepare their clothes, prepare a snack for school and rush off to take them to school and to work. Going home is not much easier. Picking up the children, preparing meals, taking them to activities, helping them with homework, shopping, washing, ironing ... Does that sound familiar?
It doesn't matter if you are a housewife or work outside. Most of the women, we face countless responsibilities and endless days with hardly any time to dedicate to ourselves or to enjoy ourselves. And it is that, We take for granted that these tasks correspond to us simply because we were born women.
Working mothers, not only do we have to show that we are good at our job. We also have to be good couples, good mothers, good daughters and good housewives. As if that were not enough, we must deal with the guilt of not being able to spend enough time with our children, of having to delegate their care to third parties and of missing many moments of their lives.
Moms who decide to stay home don't have it much easier either. Spending hours doing the same tasks every day, caring for young children and always attentive to the needs of others, can be exhausting. The fact of not contributing financially to the home often makes us feel undervalued and dependent on our partners. In addition, in many cases, the feeling of isolation of housewives is devastating.
On the other hand, Mothers feel obliged to be perfect. You watch TV and watch commercials or series with impeccable mothers, both them and their children and their homes. You surf the internet and go crazy looking at photos of knitted sweaters, handmade toys, birthday cakes and even homemade bread, while you shop at the supermarket on the corner and cook what you can, even sometimes you resort to something precooked because you don't gives life. All of this generates certain levels of anxiety and the feeling that we are not exercising our role as mothers well.
As if that were not enough, today, most of us raise alone. Gone are the great families where there was always someone available to help you out and where children were raised with siblings, uncles, cousins and grandparents. Today, the mononuclear family model prevails and Mothers find ourselves alone with our doubts and uncertainties about parenting.
However, despite all the difficulties that motherhood may entail, the immense love that our children flood us with and the joy of seeing them grow up healthy and happy, make it all worthwhile. Because a simple smile from him illuminates our path. Because we are strong and brave. Because we are care, food, support and emotional support. Because for our children we are the best. Because although it may seem like it, we are not superheroines, we are something much greater. We are women and mothers, much more than you think.