Essays on Mother

This study examines how the familial context, more specifically, mother-daughter relationships, affects one’s stance towards childbearing and willingness to start a family of their own. It shows the extent of how a mother’s attitudes towards childbearing may affect her daughter’s, in the sense where the…

At the age of 22, it’s challenging for me to remember the hardships that my childhood provided me. My mother, being a single mother, couldn’t take care of me, go to work, and attend school, and she didn’t want me to be constantly in the…

Mother Knows Best A mother tidying in the kitchen, busily preparing a meal, calls out to one of her children in an irritated voice, “Why haven’t you done what I asked you to do earlier? Why can’t you listen properly? I’m not going to say…

Orca Enslavment In 2004 SeaWorld Orlando, Florida, one of the world’s most recognizable marine parks, welcomed a beautiful young calf to the world. They named her Kalia and she, being born in captivity, was put straight to work before she even finished nursing. Kalia performed…

Skin to skin contact (SSC) or kangaroo care occurs when a naked infant or an infant only dressed in a diaper and hat is positioned on the mother’s chest, ideally this will occur immediately following the birth of the newborn. SSC is recommended by the…

The focal point of this essay will be the creative artifact “Explaining my depression to my mother”, a slam poetry piece penned by Sabrina Benaim. Benaim first performed her poem to an audience in 2013, during the semifinals of the National Poetry Slam in Oakland,…

I love my job, but it’s hard. Being a mom is so hard, being a teacher as well. Having both responsibilities is harder. It’s been a battle for some teacher-mom who sees the struggle every day. That painful feeling of not doing enough for your…