"Motherhood"
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Re: "Motherhood"
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I totally agree. A mother is not the one who gives birth to a child. Any female who plays an eminent role in the life of a being is a mother. Lena is a mother figure for both Kalayla and Maureen. Take a live example of MOTHER TERESA. She was a motherly figure for lot many people.Lilyflower-x2 wrote: ↑15 Sep 2020, 23:44 Their is no manual on motherhood. It is natural to make mistakes. By helping Maureen, Lena was trying to ensure history did not repeat itself.
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Lena now knows better, so she should do better. Whatever happened with her sons are in the past, and she should try to do the best she can now in the situation. Maybe it is also a blessing that Maureen came into her life so she can help her avoid the mistakes that she made. I honestly feel this is why you see grandparents doting on their grandchildren because they probably wish they had more time to dote on their own children when they were that age, instead of being madly busy providing for them.
I think if someone knows that despite misconceptions that you love them because you have shown them time and time again that they are important to you, eventually any challenges can be overcome.
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I'm not a mother so I can't fully understand or know the kind of challenge and hardship motherhood is. But I saw my mom raising us. And I know she's far from perfect but she did the best she could the best way she knew how. And I'd like to think she raised us right.Aishwarya Chhabra wrote: ↑10 Sep 2020, 15:14 Motherhood plays a more prominent role in Kalayla. Maureen faces the daily challenge and complexity of raising Kalayla on her own. Their tempestuous mother-daughter relationship triggers uneasy memories and regrets in Lena about the way she raised her own four boys. At some point while raising their kids, many mothers like Lena and Maureen, ask themselves: What could I or what should I have done differently? And what do I do now?
What can be the inferences?
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Actually, I feel like Lena felt this way for quite some time, and when she saw Kalayla struggling she was inclined to help her. At first, I don't think she did this consciously in order to over come the feelings she had regarding her own children, but if I recall Lena does at some point state that she hopes in helping Kalayla she is doing something she couldn't do for her boys. Lena's character, in my opinion, undergoes the most evolution in Kalayla. She goes from being dressed in all black, trapped in a state of despair and mourning, to a woman who is once again seizing the day and content with life.Aishwarya Chhabra wrote: ↑10 Sep 2020, 15:14 Motherhood plays a more prominent role in Kalayla. Maureen faces the daily challenge and complexity of raising Kalayla on her own. Their tempestuous mother-daughter relationship triggers uneasy memories and regrets in Lena about the way she raised her own four boys. At some point while raising their kids, many mothers like Lena and Maureen, ask themselves: What could I or what should I have done differently? And what do I do now?
What can be the inferences?
On a personal note, as a parent there are times I ask myself if I have made the right parenting decisions, and how those decisions led to "XYZ", but there is no sure fire way to raise children. What works for one parent, child, or family may not work for another. In the end I respect the decisions parents make, becuase they are often hard ones.
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There's a saying that those that refuse to learn from experience learn their lesson the hard way. Maureen Learned her lesson from the experience of Lena.Scerakor wrote: ↑16 Sep 2020, 08:14I really like that analogy. We, as parents, may think that we are just changing one minor detail in our parenting style from one child to another, but an entirely different result occurs. This is partially nurture, but likely has a bit of nature as well. Like you mentioned, Lena helped Maureen to ensure her bitter history doesn't repeat itself. This, unfortunately is not always the case in that those that have troubled pasts are often more likely to repeat those same mistakes. That shows the importance of this kind of external influence.Laura Mich wrote: ↑16 Sep 2020, 06:29 Motherhood is like trying out a new recipe. You add or omit one ingredient and you end up cooking a dish different from what you expected. Learning from the past mistakes helps you improve on your kitchen skills and prepare a better dish the the previous. Motherhood is a blessing and a malediction in disguise. Lena helped Maureen to ensure her bitter history doesn't repeat itself.
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