I want to be a mother
A wish, clearly articulated in the silence in my head. It resolved from nothing and rang out like a bell, standing in the presence of a golden femme goddess ("she likes adornments") clutching a baby to herself.
Though none of us are golden statues sitting pretty in temples. Mothering is hard to do, hard to be - it's only for caste bound-, straight-, het-married virtuous financially able women. To be mothers without questions at their fundamental claim to being mothers.
But - I've seen it done differently, now. I know there are options other than a principled contrarian rejection of motherhood, of children. There are queer ways to build families too.
help me stay strong through it all, I say. And she answers.
A wish, clearly articulated in the silence in my head. It resolved from nothing and rang out like a bell, standing in the presence of a golden femme goddess ("she likes adornments") clutching a baby to herself.
Though none of us are golden statues sitting pretty in temples. Mothering is hard to do, hard to be - it's only for caste bound-, straight-, het-married virtuous financially able women. To be mothers without questions at their fundamental claim to being mothers.
But - I've seen it done differently, now. I know there are options other than a principled contrarian rejection of motherhood, of children. There are queer ways to build families too.
help me stay strong through it all, I say. And she answers.
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