Life in the Mom Lane
TIME Cover Raises Questions for Moms
'Being mom enough' is the topic of recent magazine article, but it's up to individual moms to decide what exactly that means.
This week, across the United States, another virtual firestorm erupted in the mom world when Time Magazine released its latest cover. The cover photo featuring a mother standing up and breastfeeding a three year old child who is perched atop a stepstool has, without a doubt, turned more than a few heads. In addition, the caption, “Are you Mom Enough?” has caused a controversy that is sure to go on for a long time to come. The article itself, titled “The Man who remade Motherhood” is about Dr. William Sears and his style of parenting commonly referred to as “attachment parenting." First and foremost I need to make very clear that I’m not anywhere near brave enough to even begin to discuss the subject of so called “attachment parenting” in …
Christine Berry MacKenzie
7:03 pm on Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Thank you so much for your feedback and you kind words Carla! As a mom I work hard to not judge others for their choices and hope that they will do the same for me. Motherhood truly is the hardest job on earth!! more ›