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I don__ think the world should assume that we are all natural mothers. And it does. I don__ think it__ such a big thing anymore, but the idea that you sacrifice everything for your children__t__ a load of rubbish. It leads to very destructive living and thinking, and it has a much worse effect on children than if you go out and live your own life. You__e meant to adore your children at all times, and you__e not meant to have a bad thought about them. That__ facism, you know, and it__ elevating the child at the expense of the mother. It__ like your life is not valid except in fulfilling this child__ needs. What about all your needs, your desires, your wants, your problems? They__e going to come out anyway, so it__ better they__e acknowledged straight off. Having said that, I really do believe that children have to be protected. They have to be loved. Somewhere between the two, I think, something needs to be sorted out. The relationship between parent and child is so difficult and so complex. There__ every emotion there. We mostly only acknowledge the good ones. If we were allowed to talk about the other ones, maybe it would alleviate them in some way