I know a few women who've decided that being a mother isn't for them, and they seem happy and fulfilled. Gender roles/stereotypes are being questioned more these days, and I think that's a good thing.
You’re so right-I’m seeing that more and more too, and I’m really glad about it! Back then, people looked at me like I was from another planet 🤣 Of course, there’s nothing wrong with becoming a mom-on the contrary-but like you said, it’s important to question it so women can decide if it’s really what they want. That’s what bugged me about this book. It unintentionally kinda added more pressure on women to follow the same path, after first mocking them for doing exactly that 🙈 Thank you very much for your comment, Brent, and I’m happy your friends have someone as open-minded as you! 😊
Thank you for sharing your thoughts! In the books I have read by Carl Jung, having a child in a dream can symbolize a creative accomplishment. So in a way, every video you make is like a "child" in a creative sense!!😂 I can guess what you were expecting from this book- to find someone like-minded who has a different idea of what a woman's life can be. It is definitely hard, once you have a child, to not be reduced to just "Mom" status! I can't wait until you do find another book on this topic that resonates with you!!❤
I love the idea of each video being a "creative child"-it definitely feels like that sometimes! 🤣🤣 You’re absolutely right-what I was hoping to find was someone with a different vision of what a woman’s life could be. Now that you mention it, I can see how the author’s journey toward motherhood and the societal pressure that often reduces women to “Mom” status might have influenced how the book turned out. That’s probably a huge challenge for moms, and it gives me a new perspective on the author’s choices. That said, I’m now even more frustrated with the title and the content of the book! 🤣🙈 Not only does the use of "breeding" seem to reduce something as profound as motherhood to a casual term, but the book also unintentionally adds more societal pressure on women-especially moms. The focus on her traveling and “having fun” before settling down makes it seem like once she became a wife and mom, life (and fun) ended, as if those roles were the final destination. It reduces women who are moms and wives to being “just” that. While I respect that she finds deep meaning in those roles, I don’t love how the book seemed to mock them at first, only to settle into them in the end. It feels like it adds fuel to the fire, making married women feel bad because it suggests their life has ended, and unmarried women feel bad because they might think something is wrong with them since even the author eventually conforms. Maybe a better title would have been How I Ended Up in My Breeding Phase or perhaps a different book with the title What I Was Doing While I Was Breeding, showing that A) being a mom is hard, especially with all the societal pressure, and B) life doesn’t end after becoming a mom, and how to navigate those pressures. Anyway, sorry for the long reply! 🙈 Thank you so much for your comment and for adding your perspective. 🤗 I hope we both find that perfect book someday, and if not, maybe one of us will write it! 😅🙃 Thank you again for sharing your thoughts! ❤
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I know a few women who've decided that being a mother isn't for them, and they seem happy and fulfilled. Gender roles/stereotypes are being questioned more these days, and I think that's a good thing.
You’re so right-I’m seeing that more and more too, and I’m really glad about it! Back then, people looked at me like I was from another planet 🤣 Of course, there’s nothing wrong with becoming a mom-on the contrary-but like you said, it’s important to question it so women can decide if it’s really what they want. That’s what bugged me about this book. It unintentionally kinda added more pressure on women to follow the same path, after first mocking them for doing exactly that 🙈
Thank you very much for your comment, Brent, and I’m happy your friends have someone as open-minded as you! 😊
@@eden_ayash Thanks for the compliment. 😁
Thank you for sharing your thoughts!
In the books I have read by Carl Jung, having a child in a dream can symbolize a creative accomplishment.
So in a way, every video you make is like a "child" in a creative sense!!😂
I can guess what you were expecting from this book- to find someone like-minded who has a different idea of what a woman's life can be. It is definitely hard, once you have a child, to not be reduced to just "Mom" status! I can't wait until you do find another book on this topic that resonates with you!!❤
I love the idea of each video being a "creative child"-it definitely feels like that sometimes! 🤣🤣
You’re absolutely right-what I was hoping to find was someone with a different vision of what a woman’s life could be. Now that you mention it, I can see how the author’s journey toward motherhood and the societal pressure that often reduces women to “Mom” status might have influenced how the book turned out. That’s probably a huge challenge for moms, and it gives me a new perspective on the author’s choices.
That said, I’m now even more frustrated with the title and the content of the book! 🤣🙈 Not only does the use of "breeding" seem to reduce something as profound as motherhood to a casual term, but the book also unintentionally adds more societal pressure on women-especially moms. The focus on her traveling and “having fun” before settling down makes it seem like once she became a wife and mom, life (and fun) ended, as if those roles were the final destination. It reduces women who are moms and wives to being “just” that. While I respect that she finds deep meaning in those roles, I don’t love how the book seemed to mock them at first, only to settle into them in the end. It feels like it adds fuel to the fire, making married women feel bad because it suggests their life has ended, and unmarried women feel bad because they might think something is wrong with them since even the author eventually conforms.
Maybe a better title would have been How I Ended Up in My Breeding Phase or perhaps a different book with the title What I Was Doing While I Was Breeding, showing that A) being a mom is hard, especially with all the societal pressure, and B) life doesn’t end after becoming a mom, and how to navigate those pressures.
Anyway, sorry for the long reply! 🙈 Thank you so much for your comment and for adding your perspective. 🤗 I hope we both find that perfect book someday, and if not, maybe one of us will write it! 😅🙃 Thank you again for sharing your thoughts! ❤
@@eden_ayash Long replies are OK !!!😊
Yes, societal pressures are so crazy!!😂
Love hearing your thoughts!!
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