{"product_id":"someone-other-than-a-mother-flipping-the-scripts-on-a-womans-purpose-and-making-meaning-beyond-motherhood","title":"Someone Other Than a Mother : Flipping the Scripts on a Woman's Purpose and Making Meaning Beyond Motherhood","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTheologian Erin S. Lane overturns dominant narratives about motherhood and inspires women to write their own stories.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCultural scripts about motherhood are so deeply ingrained that we've come to accept them as universal truth, putting moms on an impossible pedestal and shaming childless women and nontraditional families for not measuring up. We've all heard these lines before: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \"Parenting is the toughest job in the world.\" This idea undermines the work of non-moms and puts pressure on moms (because the burden still falls disproportionately to women) to make parenting their full-time gig.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \"It'll be different when you have your own.\" Not only does this idea diminish the love of non-biological parents, but it pushes parents to go it alone, when in fact children are a gift best shared.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \"Family is the greatest legacy.\" For many, children are the ultimate sign of a life well lived, and successes in other areas are discounted, but this book explores how women are making meaning beyond mothering and leaving a legacy predicated on more than DNA. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eInterweaving Lane's story with those of others who also chose to go off-script--including singles and couples, stepparents and foster parents, the infertile and the ambivalent--\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSomeone Other Than a Mother\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e creates a vision for a woman's life that affirms the beauty of motherhood while decoupling female purpose from procreation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Erin S. Lane","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44283258306817,"sku":"9780593329313","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0573\/8600\/8738\/files\/websitecovertemplate-465.png?v=1702810442","url":"https:\/\/rarebirdsbooks.live\/products\/someone-other-than-a-mother-flipping-the-scripts-on-a-womans-purpose-and-making-meaning-beyond-motherhood","provider":"Rare Birds Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}