Sentence examples for parenthood from inspiring English sources
'parenthood' is a correct and usable word in written English
You can use it to refer to the state, responsibility, or experience of being a parent. For example, "John and Mary shared their worries and joys about parenthood as their toddler took his first steps."
noun
The state of being a parent
This theoretical idea is surely worth valuing more than, say, actual parenthood, for which IVF has been such a boon, allowing millions of men and women to become the parents they long to be.
Far from the Tree (Chatto & Windus), Andrew Solomon's exceptional study of what it is like to have a child who is "different", illuminates the essence of parenthood, and is profound and moving.
No mere adjunct to the main man, Tom Hollander, she is given plenty of meat to tuck into as she struggles with work ambitions, home life, parenthood and the various parishioners who use her home as an unofficial Citizens Advice Bureau.
Rubio performs some real mental contortions to determine that single parenthood above all hinders economic success, instead of the multiple cultural and economic factors that might instead contribute to single parenthood and a host of other conditions – and that Obama is personally to blame for liberalism's failures to address the single-parent household issue.
Stoppard charts the perilous path that lies between childhood and the responsibilities of parenthood and some tragic narratives that lie along the way.
As I grew older, my response to that death became a restless secret, always at the back of my mind when I pondered the possibility of parenthood.
Just the other week, an Indiana legislator pitched a hissy fit over the girl scouts, the US version of the girl guides, accusing them of promoting lesbianism and feminism and, worst of all, working hand in glove with Planned Parenthood.
Republicans in Congress have launched a dubious investigation of Planned Parenthood, the century-old women's health organization, and tried to take away its funding.
"Slutgate" (that's the technical term) came on the heels of a number of other sexual controversies: the Susan G Komen/Planed Parenthood debacle, the legalization of gay marriage in several states, Proposition 8 being ruled unconstitutional, the GOP's war on birth control and, of course, Snooki's pregnancy.
This was borne out in their frankly unhinged attacks on Planned Parenthood, the HPV vaccine, insurance coverage of contraception and, as I discussed last week, the puritanical mood they created that encouraged President Obama to restrict access to Plan B, or the morning-after pill, none of which have much to do with abortion and everything to do with women's temerity to have sex.
The Republicans ban women from having sex (except with them) In 2011 America's right wing, and especially the Christian right wing, at last let slip what their problem is with contraception and abortion: it's not squeamishness, morality or a fondness for hanging outside Planned Parenthood clinics toting misspelt placards – they just don't like women having sex.
