Good mother

A mother is most commonly defined as a woman who has raised a child or given birth to a child, but what makes one a good mother? Some people believe that a good mother never has a dirty home, always has a four course meal at dinner time, and never gets frustrated or angry. Some mothers can juggle it all, a clean house every day, delicious dinners every evening, and maybe even never having a meltdown. With working or single mothers those tasks can be challenging, and just because a mother can accomplish

Is the father in "Gaston" a good parent? This is a question that many who have read this short story by William Saroyan might ask. I personally believe that the father in "Gaston" is a good parent. He wants the girl to be happy and always puts her wants and needs in front of his own. When the girl asks if the father wants her to go back to her mother's house instead or stay with him on page 5, he replied "of course not, but the important thing is what you want, not what I want." The father wanted

Hester Prynne is not a good mother, and that is very emphasized throughout the first eight chapters of The Scarlet Letter. Hester’s mother died when she was growing up, which supports the fact that she didn’t have a maternal figure to look up to or learn from. Second, her daughter was conceived out­of­wedlock, which should tell how much she really cares about this child. Lastly, it appears that she has no idea how to actually care for her daughter, as seen in the earlier sections of part one

Reader’s Response Is Isabel Button a good mother? Heck no. If I had a month just to write why she was a bad mother I will write a book and just be the first volume. She is crazy, insane irresponsible, selfish, but with all this said she is a mother the most difficult job in the world. And why is that? Well because raisin a mind from zero it is like reformatting a computer and putting only the programs and files you want and you know that are convenient to you, in a child is harder because the computer

The construction of the good mother is a problematic label that has formed a specific ideal for all mothers to uphold. According to Goodwin and Huppatz (2006), “the good mother is known as that formidable social construct placing pressure on women to conform to particular standards and ideals, against which they are judged and judge themselves” (p.2). This means that mothers perform their role in society based on a particular set of beliefs. For example, mothers are judged and scrutinized if they

to the discussion of Feminist Masculinity and the questions of motherhood and its prices. In Cinderella Ate my Daughter, Peggy Orenstein lays out the many way we have taught our girl to be princesses and argues whether or not the princess culture is good for young girls. Orenstein talks about how toy companies are gendering not only their toys, but also their advertisements making everything glitter pink or baby blue. She even talks about how babies weren’t colored coded until the early twentieth century

The majority of people think a good mother should love and take good care of her children. Upon reading Sula, by Toni Morrison, the majority of people would also think that Eva is a terrible mother. However, Eva is in fact a good mother, and she shows this throughout the story. Yes, Eva’s actions are questionable, but they are meaningful and have a huge impact on her. Where others might see Eva as cruel and her actions are not right might actually be reasonably good and acceptable to others. The

I think Calpurnia is a better mother figure than Aunt Alexandra for these reasons; First, because Cal always takes good care of the children. When the sick dog was putting them in danger, she made sure they were in their house and were safe out of the way. Another example of Cal taking care of the kids is when she took them to church with her. Before taking them to church, she bathed Scout and made sure she looked her best because she “didn’t want anyone sayin’ I don’t look after my children” (Lee157)

The idea of Mother Earth is extremely empowering for women; most women believe that, right? Ellen Cronan Rose finds the idea of mother earth tremendously unempowering. Rose writes in her article “The Good Mother: from Gaia to Gilead”, that the imagery of mother earth is deeply problematic and is harmful to the feminist cause. This is a shocking view considering that most women don’t seem to have a problem with that idea. Ellen Cronan Rose states that the “mother earth” metaphor is harmful to the

Position Paper: Being a Good Mother to my Fur Babies I work in an environment surrounded by mothers; new moms, moms-to-be, the “I have 5 kids” mom. Every day, the mothers talk about what their child did that was so cute, or horrible, and so on. As I look around the room, I see the mothers laughing while sharing relatable stories about their children, I also see an uninterested 21-year-old glued to her iPhone- probably on Instagram seeing what her friends are posting. When I focus my attention back