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are we like mothers? | Inspiration for childless and childfree women
https://oliviareadinginthebath.wordpress.com/2012/06/10/are-we-like-mothers
Inspiration for childless and childfree women. Thoughts and ideas to inspire, uplift and affirm the childless and childfree, by circumstance and by choice. Are we like mothers? I wonder how others feel about the idea that even though we’re not mothers, we might be. Why not Katharine Hepburn and Mae West? I think it’s because, as women who dedicated their lives to the hands-on care and nurture of others, Florence Nightingale and Mother Teresa are most easily likened to mothers – and not only t...On the on...
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dealing with demons | Inspiration for childless and childfree women
https://oliviareadinginthebath.wordpress.com/2012/04/30/demon
Inspiration for childless and childfree women. Thoughts and ideas to inspire, uplift and affirm the childless and childfree, by circumstance and by choice. After a slightly bumpy start. Buddhism infiltrates everything in this place, not just the temples but all over town, with saffron robed monks wandering around, shrines full of incense and flowers, and at least one peaceful, golden face looking down at you, serenely and reassuringly, almost everywhere you go. So further to yesterday’s post. And I’...
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not a real adult? | Inspiration for childless and childfree women
https://oliviareadinginthebath.wordpress.com/2012/05/07/not-a-real-adult
Inspiration for childless and childfree women. Thoughts and ideas to inspire, uplift and affirm the childless and childfree, by circumstance and by choice. Not a real adult? I see this quote often enough on facebook and pinterest to guess it resonates with quite a few people, as it does with me. It is attributed to Margaret Atwood. Another belief of mine: that everyone else my age. Is an adult, whereas I am just pretending. Or this post about the parenting gaze. But in the meantime, how about you? I sugg...