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Discover LudwigThe phrase "selfless mother" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used to describe a mother who puts the needs and well-being of her children before her own. The phrase can be used in various contexts, such as in a personal or tribute essay, a biography, or in a fictional story. Example: "Despite facing numerous challenges, Mary remained a selfless mother, always putting her children's happiness and success above her own. She was a constant pillar of strength and sacrifice, showing unwavering love and support for her family."
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Selfless mother of Ephraim, Sara and Jonathan Shuter, Rachel and Barry Kirzner, Sim and Susan, and Rivke Dina.
The circle of mother and child is a Hallmark card place, where the selfless mother nurtures her young, no matter her dreams or ambitions, conflicts or terrors.
An infant, according to Winnicott, doesn't need a perfect or a selfless mother but just, in his famous phrase, a "good enough mother," which is to say, a flawed but empathetic maternal figure whose "ordinary devotion" supplies the essential experience of mutual attunement.
Only days after Melanie's funeral, I met her courageous, selfless mother, Mrs. Carol Blocker.
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And in the fairytale ending, Holly repents -- returning to Wanda with the kind of gratitude and attentive appreciation that even the most selfless mothers rarely earn.
Gender norms influenced parenthood and sexuality in opposite directions: while men were "naturally" prepared for sex, they were unreliable as fathers, and while women were not sexually driven, they made sacrificed and selfless mothers.
Providers' approach to sexuality and parenthood was strongly gendered: on the one hand, girls were constructed as not interested in sex, and making responsible and selfless mothers; while, on the other hand, men were constructed as sexually driven and irresponsible fathers.
Ellen Handler Spitz, the author of the classic study "Inside Picture Books," wrote that the story "perpetuates the myth of the selfless, all-giving mother who exists only to be used and the image of a male child who can offer no reciprocity, express no gratitude, feel no empathy — an insatiable creature who encounters no limits for his demands".
And yet, through this all, I have maintained my optimism through witnessing the most beautiful thing in this world: the pure, selfless love of mothers.
The only reason I'm lucky enough to suffer Momnesia is because of one incredibly brave mother's selfless sacrifice.
Normative tensions, between gender roles as mother and selfless caretaker versus self-care expectations of an HIV-positive identity, increased participant dependency and vulnerability.
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