The reverence of motherhood [re-release]

Motherhood is revered to a degree that is impossible to ignore. 

At a basic level, reverence is recognition for moms, similar to recognition at a job or in any other role that a woman plays in society. At the extreme, reverence is a creepy exaltation and glorification of the role of Motherhood. Those who live kidfree hear it all the time: “you’d be a great mom!” as if it’s the most valuable contribution we can possibly make and the highest honor to which we would be crazy not to aspire.

One reason people rever mothers, is because on some level, we acknowledge how much motherhood can really suck, and we rever their ability and willingness to endure the suck.