The Importance Of Parenthood

For a person to make a decision can be a hard thing, especially for women. A mother's desire to have children cannot be pressured or forced upon, women have to take the time to think about what they want in their life. Motherhood is something that most women think about, even when they were a child. As time goes by, we learn to rethink and reflect on what we want in our life. Parenthood can be one of the toughest decision to make because it takes a lot of effort and dedication. Parenthood impacts more on the women than men because they don't have to deal with the burden. There will be obstacles and barriers that will impact women when becoming a mother. Making a decision can be hard for women to decide especially if it's about having children

Husbands need to be involved with the children and household chores, there needs to be balanced. Adrienne Rich, article "Anger and Tenderness" stated, "I waited with impatience for the moment when their father would return from work, when for an hour or two at least the circle drawn around mother and children would grow looser..."(p.23). It can be selfish for a mother to detach themselves from their position because the more it helps to relieve the stress, anger, and tenderness that she is dealing with at the moment. She needs time for herself to rejuvenate from her busy day, in need of support from her spouse. From a man's perspective, they are different from a woman's perspective because doesn't have to be with the children 24/7. They don't have firsthand experience in caring for the children, It would be helpful if the husband could take equal priority in taking care of the children once in a while. Being a mother can be hard for most women because they don't have time for themselves. Adrienne Rich stated, "We spoke of our own moments of murderous anger at our children, because there was no one and nothing else on which to discharge anger" (p.24). The anger that a mother kept inside herself will be forced upon the child because when a woman is with their child all day she doesn't have anybody to talk to or to relieve their