Abstract
ABSTRACTWhile Mothers, mothering and motherhood surround us daily the distinction between the institution of motherhood and mothering (Adrienne Rich), feminist understandings of the motherhood mystique (Judith Warner) and maternal experiences of motherload (Andrea O'Reilly) continue to be misunderstood and unsatisfactorily addressed. Drawing upon the work of various second wave feminists and contemporary maternal theorists, I propose it is time to again shift attention to the significant work involved in raising children and to the role and responsibilities all community members, regardless of gender, have in parenting. Using a matricentric feminist lens, it is suggest how we may move away from the impossibility of patriarchal institutionalised motherhood towards an articulated mothering practice that collectively conceives of parents, parenting and parenthood beyond assumptions and expectations of what constitutes ‘good mothering'.
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