We recently celebrated Mother’s Day but the truth is, a day, a year, a lifetime is not enough to thank and honour this very reason of our being. Mothers are an epitome of selfless love, and the world is blessed with extraordinary mothers who show us through their many ways what it is like to sacrifice with a smile and never expect anything in return.
Each mother has a story and every story is inspiring and worth sharing with the world. I have compiled a series of articles that document firsthand journeys of mothers in different situations and are a delight to read.
1. A Working Mom
In a world where mothers are often burdened with guilt at managing both work and family, this mom talks about how she has prioritized her goals and come out a winner.
2. An Adoptive Mom
After having a son, Linnet always yearned for a daughter, something even nature couldn’t guarantee so she adopted a girl. Read to know why she opted to adopt when she could have conceived a child on her own.
3. An ‘80s Mom
Veda Adur is an out-and-out 80s mom with the heart and soul of a millennial. A mother of two sons and a grandmother of one darling little girl, she talks about bringing up her boys, imparting Indian-ness in them on the opposite end of the world, and how she would change her approach to parenting if she could go back in time.
4. A Single Mom
Supermom Fatima shares her struggles, joys and uncertainties while raising 2 kids, and the unparalleled gratification she has received as a single parent.
5. A Grandmother
This mother discusses her role as a grandmother, how it has been different from motherhood and how the role of a grandmother has changed over generations.
6. A Mom of Twins
Dr. Nandini is a mom of teen aged twin boys. She talks about juggling work and home, how her twins share a special bond, and how she wouldn’t have wanted her life to play out in any other way.
7. A Millennium Mom
“My children are eight-and-a-half years apart, a gap I sometimes feel is too large. We should have probably planned a second child sooner. With a smaller age gap, siblings grow through the same phases of life together, become each other’s confidants and can relate to each other” Bhavani Nayel, a mother of 2 kids, shares her experience of what it is like to have kids with a huge age gap.
8. A New Mom
An outgoing mum raising an outgoing Munchkin. Read Powermom Shreya’s journey as a new mother.
9. A Mom of a Singleton
What’s it like to raise a single child? Meeta shares her experience in raising her only child, Pooja.
10. A 60’s Mom
A mother , who lost her own mom at a very young age, on bringing up her kids. Uma recounts her childhood, how she became motherless at the age of 3, and how different her daughters’ childhood was from her own.
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