TheMotherhood's Charter

Here’s what’s in our hearts. 

We know 

Becoming a mother means becoming a wholly new human being 

And that transformation can be overwhelming, exhilarating, confusing, wonderful, challenging 

We know 

When mama ain't happy, nobody's happy 

We know 

Mothers shoulder so much 

Put everyone else first 

See the forest through the trees 

We know 

We bust our tails no matter where the heck we work 

When we set our minds to something, nothing stops us 

We know 

Mothers are the rock 

We provide the soft place to fall 

And we're the ones who connect the dots 

We know 

No mother is perfect 

There is no right way of mothering 

That we are all on our own paths 

We know 

We all have histories and hurts 

We have a story to tell 

And something to contribute 

We know 

No one understands a mother like another mother 

We need each other 

We know 

The world underestimates its mothers 

And we sometimes underestimate ourselves 

We believe 

Society needs to give mothers a break 

And we need to stop beating ourselves up 

We believe 

Every one of us has her own gifts 

And, every step of the way, we're learning a bit more about who we are 

We believe 

That mothers working together can accomplish anything 

That there is infinite power in a community of mothers 

We believe 

The web opens up endless possibilities 

And we are only limited by our imaginations as to how to use it for good 

It's time 

For mothers to have a neighborhood of our own 

A place that is smart, safe, positive, productive and warm 

It's time 

To stop listening to the judgmental voices that second guess every move we make 

To embrace our inner matriarch 

It's time 

To remind the universe that it's the mothers who make the world go around 

It's time  

To make everything a little better 

in our lives 

in our communities 

on the earth 

together 

TheMotherhood.com 

Comments

[BeachMama]

Very well said. The perfect Charter if you ask me.

[Emily McKhann]

Awww, BeachMama, how great you are!!!!! It's so great to see you here, our very first comment as we return to our BeenThere home!

[Becki]

If I were the tattooing type, I would get this inked on my arm. This says it all.

[Cooper & Emily]

Becki, and what a great sight that would be!  :)