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Good and bad mums: Who are you to judge?

Beyond keeping your kids washed, fed, housed, and educated, definitions of good mothering differ wildly. [Courtesy]

Mothers are not mythical creatures. They do not have superpowers. They are human, just like everybody else. There is an unrealistic expectation for women to be ‘good’ mothers just for the fact that they can produce babies. That’s not always the case.

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