I think that mothers today are more focused on themselves, staying fit and attractive while raising their children. It may be in response to the society that stipulates that a woman has to be all in one: a perfect mother, an elegant and sexy partner to her husband, a successful career woman. I only guess that previous generation of stay at home moms who had no career and their only job was to raise kids and make their husband happy was under a different kind of pressure.
I do however, tend to dot on my daughters and make every moment count. I choose to be with them knowing they are going to grow up soon and then I will have time to go back to being who I am.
I do and don't agree with you. Many of the younger generations of mothers are less expressive than older mothers are. I am only speaking from personal experience with friends I have, or about stories I have heard.
I am a younger mother and I feel that I am more expressive than any of my family members are. My mother was less expressive than I am, but I also feel it depends on the person and how that person was raised. I think it is more about the family history and the area they are living than really what mothers in general are today.
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