No. That’s what you’re saying now and I agree to a certain extent, but I do not agree that every woman who is biologically ready to conceive is able to achieve the level of responsibility, selflessness, and financial stability that is required to have a child. I don’t think the purpose of life is to simply create children. Anyone can do that, but to put in all the resources to raise a child well is the true meaning. There are many women who become mothers who probably shouldn’t have.
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I didn’t have a good mother. I’m still happy to be alive. I don’t think motherhood needs to be some kind of master’s thesis where you turn in a completed work of perfection. It’s ok for it to be messy and chaotic and to do it poorly. Even bad mothers are still important.