Faiza and Manju join Farheen and Mohini in this candid conversation about what it means to be mothers. How we were mothered and how we mother ourselves informs how we care for the children in our lives. What is the impact of sexist mother-blaming, mother-shaming ideologies and pressures to be perfect mothers? These friends discuss what intentional and conscious parenting/auntie-ing looks like, centering the joys of witnessing children grow, while providing them with space to be their unique selves who challenge and inspire us.

So much gratitude to our mothers who birthed us and love(d) us, and to the ever-evolving children in our lives for being the joys that they are. Mohini is eternally grateful to her friend Lisa, now in the spirit world, who was the first (older) woman with whom she experienced unconditional maternal-type love and friendship.

Check out Faiza’s beautiful children’s books at https://bornonafriday.com/

Excerpt from The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran:

Your children are not your children.

They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself.

They come through you but not from you,

And though they are with you they belong not to you.

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