The Evolution of Us Portraits of Mothers and Their Changing Roles eBook Christine Woodcock
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“Actually,” I said in a hushed tone. “I have a job interview next week.”
I wasn’t sure why I was practically whispering. Was it really a secret? Perhaps it was because I wasn’t so sure of myself, and didn’t want to admit it out loud. Was I really ready to return to work?
Rose paused, looked intently into my eyes, shrugged her shoulders and said, “Ah, the evolution of us.”
In The Evolution of Us, each chapter contains an intimate portrait of a mother with young children. The portraits vary greatly, from middle class to working class women, stay-at-home moms and working moms, heterosexual and lesbian mothers, and a mother of a child with special needs. By sharing and reading the experiences of others, the hope is that we can move forward as a generation of women who support one another, and who can work together to create a more stable system of support for the next generation.
The Evolution of Us Portraits of Mothers and Their Changing Roles eBook Christine Woodcock
Loved the honesty in this book. I thought I was prepared and ready for parenthood and had ample support but I always thought other mom's should be more open and honest about their experiences. I know after three children I was very direct with other mothers so they would be more aware that it is not easy and there are no single set of rules to follow. I am now a Grandmother and even Grandmother's are judged by other Grandmothers and moms. Hope this book will give women the insight to be more compassionate and supportive of one another.Product details
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The Evolution of Us Portraits of Mothers and Their Changing Roles eBook Christine Woodcock Reviews
This book provides a unique insight into the world of motherhood today. Even as a woman with no children I found “The Evolution of Us” to be captivating. I felt the personal insights were very touching and real. The interviews were inspiring and brutally honest at times considering that today’s society would condemn a woman for not being able to do it all – be a full time career woman and a full time mom all while looking perfect and baking cookies. It takes courage to tell the truth and I feel that Christine Woodcock along with the women interviewed in this book are very brave to state that this is my story as a mother, I’m doing the best I can and I’m doing great – whether society believes it or not. Motherhood is a wonderful, beautiful, difficult and at times terrifying thing – one that I unfortunately will not be able to experience - and I am in total awe of these women. I would definitely recommend this book to all women, not just mothers.
This book is a must read for all parents! I always wanted children and knew I was meant to have children but it wasn't as easy as that.
We had a difficult time and after years of trying through IVF we were finally pregnant.
My pregnancy was awesome , I loved every moment , I even practiced hypnobirthing for the delivery. Our little bundle was 2 weeks late so I was told to arrive at 6 am and they would start the meds and before I knew it I was in hypnobirthing mode, 5pm that night she arrived. Exciting right! Well the unthinkable happened I was so disconnected from this little being I just gave birth to. Honestly It took me months to really connect and of course I had a unconditional love but the connection was missing.
I had so much guilt and felt so isolated and alone but luckily I met other moms who validated those feelings.
This book will do the same, it is so relatable ,it made me laugh and cry.
As a mom of three children (17,14,8), I could certainly relate to Christine's book. Christine presents intimate portraits of mothers in an open, honest and sometimes humorous way. I was fortunate enough to be able to choose my path through motherhood. I went back to work after my first, stayed home with my second, and was back in college with my third! Looking back on those earlier years, I can say that it was more about my attitude with the choices I was making than it was about how my children viewed my role as "mom". Christine's passionate book about motherhood came out at the perfect time for me as I am touring colleges with my daughter this summer. As I read her book (both laughing and crying) I was able to reflect on her childhood and impending adulthood. I'm now back in the workforce full time as a second grade teacher, and continue to work on the balance of wife, mother, and teacher. Christine's book is a must read for all! As women, we should be able to talk more openly about our struggles as we navigate the roller coaster of parenthood. I believe all women should be afforded the right to choose their own path and Christine presented a platform for these honest conversations to continue.
Don’t be fooled by this slim volume with the “awwww”-inducing mama-and-baby photo on the cover; though there are plenty of tender reflections on motherhood, this book is well researched and packed with content, yet eminently readable.
The author interviewed a diverse group of women and developed a series of portraits, and as I read each woman’s intensely personal story, I frequently found myself knowingly nodding along, though there were also a number of “ah-ha” moments when the interviewees gave voice to feelings and thoughts I hadn’t previously been able to verbalize for myself.
The Evolution of Us is unlike any parenting book I’ve read before. Instead of a manual that obsessively dissects parenting styles or techniques, and their effects on our children, this refreshing book is a brutally honest look at how motherhood changes us, each and every one of us, in completely radical ways. It offers an astute sociological perspective on the ways mothers are helped or harmed by cultural expectations and social supports, or lack thereof.
What particularly resonated with me were Woodcock’s repeated mentions of “The Mommy Wars” and the interview subjects who tapped into that idea over and over – what Amy Poehler, in her recent memoir “Yes Please” refers to as “woman-on-woman crime” – the incessant judging of other women’s choices. Women who choose not to have children are selfish; mothers with flourishing careers are neglecting their children; stay-at-home moms are frumps with nothing to offer society beyond childrearing. Woodcock makes an impassioned plea for women to come together and support each other. “In ‘The Mommy Wars,’” writes Woodcock, “we are all losers because we are raging against one another.” And it’s bad enough that women do this to each other, yet worse still is that we do it to ourselves. Woman after woman interviewed for the book talk of wondering whether they’re doing a good job as mothers, why it appears that everyone else is doing an effortlessly superior job, when and how they’ll ever find balance again, whether they’ve made the right choices, and if not, how horrible and lasting the ramifications will be. “We allow ourselves to wander down a path of always wondering if we’re ‘good enough,’” write Woodcock. “This mentality breeds the unfair judgment of other moms, and we certainly need to be more supportive of one another.”
I wish I’d had this book when I was a brand-new mom, overwhelmed, exhausted, and convinced I was doing everything wrong. Better yet, I wish I’d been given this book as a young women, or that it had been required reading in my Feminism 101 class in college. Overall I found this book thought-provoking, reassuring, and inspiring, and it left me re-committed to being a supportive and non-judgmental friend to other women, no matter how their paths may diverge from my own.
Loved the honesty in this book. I thought I was prepared and ready for parenthood and had ample support but I always thought other mom's should be more open and honest about their experiences. I know after three children I was very direct with other mothers so they would be more aware that it is not easy and there are no single set of rules to follow. I am now a Grandmother and even Grandmother's are judged by other Grandmothers and moms. Hope this book will give women the insight to be more compassionate and supportive of one another.
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