Motherhood can be a choice, an obligation, or both. The good news is that there are many ways to have children or be a mother in the modern world. Frankly, being a mother is more than giving birth to a child. Adoption or foster mothering provides a place to choose a child and support the common good. — First, mothers run the world. Well done, all mothers out there. As a mother, never take gaslighting from anyone, including your children.