The Passion of mothering is not a New Age idea...its a stone
age absolute.
Deep within us is a fantiastic pulse of ferocious love: it binds us to
our babies, and makes us vigilant in their lifelong care. This pulse has been eroded by the institutionalized of many basic
life events; most significantly childbrth and learning. Instead of ancient mothers selfishly guarding the individual
loves and virtues of our children, we become modern custodians for the state breeders and caregivers of an easily manipulated
populace.
Women must once again claim birth as a powerful, liberating life event-instead of a painfully medicalized
one and families must allow thmselves as to learn and stay together in the short time they have together. and shun the bizarre
lessons in life given by the often hostile institutions whose main focus seem to be that of severing famlies and crushing
intelligence.
It is revolutionary to reject what society so stringently dictates, and revel in being a mother
; not as the producer of marketable goods,but the conduit of life itself.
Leilah McCracken,
BirthLoves Founder
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