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Someone Other than a Mother
- Tearing Up the Social Scripts and Rewriting a Life Well-Lived
- Narrated by: Erin S. Lane
- Length: 6 hrs and 41 mins
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Summary
Theologian Erin S. Lane overturns dominant narratives about motherhood and inspires women to write their own stories.
Cultural scripts about motherhood are so deeply ingrained that we’ve come to accept them as universal truth, putting moms on an impossible pedestal and shaming childless women and nontraditional families for not measuring up. We’ve all heard these lines before:
- “Parenting is the toughest job in the world.” This idea undermines the work of non-moms and puts pressure on moms (because the burden still falls disproportionately to women) to make parenting their full-time gig.
- “It’ll be different when you have your own.” Not only does this idea diminish the love of nonbiological parents, but it pushes parents to go it alone, when in fact children are a gift best shared.
- “Family is the greatest legacy.” For many, children are the ultimate sign of a life well-lived, and successes in other areas are discounted, but this book explores how women are making meaning beyond mothering and leaving a legacy predicated on more than DNA.
Interweaving Lane’s story with those of others who also chose to go off-script - including singles and couples, stepparents and foster parents, the infertile and the ambivalent - Someone Other than a Mother creates a vision for a woman’s life that affirms the beauty of motherhood while decoupling female purpose from procreation.
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- Christine
- 16-05-22
Honest, challenging, and freeing
What a beautifully written book. I can’t begin to imagine (or a scarier thought still, maybe I can) how much it took for Erin to write this and I thank her for it. With each chapter I felt like I was waking up more and more to my own beliefs, thoughts, and feelings. She balances story and teaching, challenging teaching, in an engaging way that allows for thoughtfulness.
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