As I was doing readings in my PHL of feminism class there was a lot of crossover on the demands of motherhood. In this chapter there was a description of motherhood as a personal hell. Paralleled in Tong and Botts called Feminist Thought, a variety of feminists became conflicted while discussing motherhood. Is motherhood limiting to women? Is motherhood freeing? Is it better to go about it technologically?
Responsibility for mother’s is also completely different than that of the father. There can be question of paternity not maternity. Men can leave, women are forced to raise their children. I find the commitment aspect super interesting. Women are expected to veil, engage with sabr and have children. What are these expectations for men? Navigating these different expectations and how they conflict from men to women is a very interesting conversation that occurred to me most in the navigation motherhood and their importance to family.
