How we talk about motherhood matters. It shapes the way women think and the decisions they make. For generations, the desire to have children was one that was both "taught and caught" by young women from older women in the home and society.
Today, the message is different. Rather than extol motherhood and pregnancy, women often discuss these topics as something that "takes" from women: their time, their sleep, their bodies, and even their sense of self.
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