An absolutely brilliant article from Geraldine Walsh, The Irish Times and well worth a read…
Motherhood has long been subjected to scrutiny and judgment, from how we parent, whether we work or not, single mothers, young or older mothers, and how well we cope with the clichés of being an always on, always achieving, “good” mother.
Detaching the myth, ideologies and the platitudes of motherhood from the realities can be disheartening. We find ourselves embracing our baby, our minds full of visions that don’t match our own experiences and wonder where we went wrong. Unsurprisingly, we blame ourselves. The belief we need to be the perfect mother filters through the stigma of motherhood and affects our mental wellbeing.