Why the Story of Motherhood Still Matters Today

Why the Story of Motherhood Still Matters Today

Download Print-Friendly Version Most 60-year-olds want to think about retirement, not about how to pay the bills. My mother turned 60 the other day, yet my mother still works. She and my father have gone through multiple mid-life setbacks, forcing them to start anew several times. It didn’t seem fair to me that a woman of her caliber would still have to struggle. But my mother doesn’t seem phased—there she sat on her 60th birthday, smiling ear t…