Regretting Motherhood -

Orna Donath

North Atlantic Books

2017

272 páginas

9h 4m

ISBN-10: 1623171377

Women who opt not to be mothers are frequently warned that they will regret their decision later in life, yet we rarely talk about the possibility that the opposite might also be true—that women who have children might regret it. Drawing on years of research interviewing women from a variety of socioeconomic, educational, and professional backgrounds, sociologist Orna Donath treats regret as a feminist issue: as regret marks the road not taken, we need to consider whether alternative paths for women currently are blocked off. She asks that we pay attention to what is forbidden by rules governing motherhood, time, and emotion, including the cultural assumption that motherhood is a “natural” role for women—for the sake of all women, not just those who regret becoming mothers.

If we are disturbed by the idea that a woman might regret becoming a mother, Donath says, our response should not be to silence and shame these women; rather, we need to ask honest and difficult questions about how society pushes women into motherhood and why those who reconsider it are still seen as a danger to the status quo. Groundbreaking, thoughtful, and provocative, this is an especially needed book in our current political climate, as women's reproductive rights continue to be at the forefront of national debates.

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Interessante.

Livro interessante. A autora apresenta vários depoimentos de mulheres que se arrependeram de terem filhos. Ela mantém os nomes em sigilo para preservar a privacidade de cada uma. Os depoimentos são fortes e, muitas vezes, chocantes.

A autora demonstra, através de fatos e relatos das entrevistadas, como muitas mulheres são induzidas a terem filhos sem refletir profundamente, e como isso afeta ou afetou suas vidas em diversas esferas. Ela também expõe como a sociedade condena mulheres que simplesmente admitem que criar filhos é difícil e, muitas vezes, doloroso.

O livro desconstrói a ideia de que a maternidade deve ser romantizada, trazendo histórias reais sobre como a maternidade pode transformar completamente a vida de uma mulher de forma negativa.