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80. The Perfect Mother Myth and Social Construct of Motherhood

The Good Enough Mother

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Eight Rules of Good Motherhood

Mothers are often seen as always being in competition with their children's needs. These eight rules came from Professor Andrea O'Bally and they are based on what she refers to as over three decades of maternal research. And I'm going to run through these and again think about how these land for you. Do you resonate? Do you take this on as a truth? Do you contest this already? Have you judged yourself according to this?

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