At every stage of growing up as a parent, I realise a number of things I want my children to follow or to not follow. Here they are.

While marriage and motherhood is not the be all end all of women's lives, isn't there something good in them that we should try to find for ourselves?

And in any case what do you care who will think what? All that matters is what you want to do. Leave them be. They can think whatever they want. Doesn't affect you!

Let us recognize that moms are people too, and have a right to their downtime, no matter what the ideal of the MAA has taught you!

The evil stepmother of fairy tales is just that - mostly a myth. Women trying to bond with children from an earlier marriage can be just ordinary moms!