What is the definition of Motherhood?

What is the definition of Motherhood?

Motherhood is the state or experience of having or raising a child. Giving birth to and raising a child is an example of motherhood. Adopting and raising a son is an example of motherhood. (google.com)


For me motherhood isn't just about raising a child. Let's face it anymore, any Jane can have a child, and even adopt a child.  Being a mother is more than just "having" a child. It is about teaching that child the rights and wrongs of the world. Teaching the child to learn, to compete, to have expectations of themselves, and so on. 
We live in a world where we as mothers are not just judge by whether we breast feed our children, but if we spank them, have them do chores, and even if we are working mothers or stay at home mothers. 

Instead of judging mothers, we should be united together to help each other whether they are our neighbors or live in a different country. Being a mother is hard. I have to say it is one of the hardest things I have done in my life. Honestly, it is the toughest job so why do we make it harder on ourselves by judging other mothers who are struggling just as the next woman, and then compare ourselves to super moms.  
We are working mothers, single mothers, stay at home mothers, foster mothers, adoptive mothers, and we face the same dilemmas. 

I am a working mother, and I have to say my house is a mess, but it's a lived in mess, and when I walk into another working mother's house and see it super clean I automatically find myself lacking.... WHY? (screaming to myself)
I know my kids clothes are clean, I know they are fed three times a day, even if it is cereal twice, because let's face it sometimes cereal is what's for dinner.  :) 

Even then, something happens to the kids at school and you answer the best to your ability and then it leaves you with questions, such as:

AM I DOING THIS RIGHT? WILL THIS MESS MY CHILD UP LATER? WHY ME, WHY THIS QUESTION?

If we are honest, these are questions we probably ask ourselves at least once a day.

Being a mother also means encouraging our child to step outside their norms and trying new things, and when those tryouts backfire it is our job to pick up the pieces. We push our children to be great. Not because we don't believe them to be great, but it is due to the "society" standard that our children have to be great.  

What is great?
(of an extent, amount, or intensity considerably above the normal or average; a great or distinguished person)

What I might consider great is different than yours.  Why can't great mean meeting a goal, does it mean they have to be president, or a billionaire. 
There are so many things that our children today have to worry about why put more pressure on them to be GREAT.

I say BE YOURSELF, OWN IT, ACEEPT IT.

These are key things that I personally think that if our kids learn now will help them in the future. 

MOTHERHOOD!!!!!