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What is a Mother?

By Claudette Chenevert on May 7, 2010 | In Stepfamilies | Send feedback »

This is an article that I wrote for my members of Info Step, a newsletter for stepfamilies. I decided to share with you "What Is A Mother?" in honor of Mother's Day.

If you would like to read more articles like this one, you can sign up for my monthly ezine called Info Steps at www.coachingsteps.com.

Many women struggle with the idea of one day becoming a mother, when to become a one, if she will, how many kids, etc.

As little girls, we often played with dolls imitating our mothers, taking care of our "babies", playing house, pretending to cook, clean, and more. Play is where children learn to be adults and the kind of adults they will become. They also learn what king of role in life they will play through role modeling from the adults around them.

So what is a mother? Is it only the person that gives birth to you or is it more than that? There is strong debate in the stepfamily communities (and in other relationship communities also) about what it means to be a mother. Let me share my perspective and experience on this.

Tags: caring, love of a mother, mother's day, nuturing, stepmother