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Mum’s the word for women achievers

Hindustan Times | BySeema Goswami
Sep 03, 2016 08:11 PM IST

It’s time to debunk the myth that motherhood ‘completes’ a woman

Motherhood. It’s a tricky business. And no, I don’t mean mothering, which comes with its own set of complications – and rewards. I am talking about motherhood, a state that everyone and his uncle has an opinion about. Motherhood, which is made out to be the ultimate achievement of a woman (and the inability to achieve it the ultimate failure). Motherhood, the status update that sets the women apart from the girls. Motherhood, the rite of passage that is meant to ‘complete’ you.

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Jennifer Aniston has spent most of her adult life being stalked by the Pregnancy Police(Getty Images)
Why should any woman – celebrity or otherwise – feel obliged to explain why she doesn’t have children? (Getty Images )
Why should any woman – celebrity or otherwise – feel obliged to explain why she doesn’t have children? (Getty Images )
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