“I had the joy of raising my child without parenting blogs and mom-influencers.”
Happy Mother’s Day, everyone!
We recentlyaskedolder moms in theBuzzFeed Communityto share how motherhood has changed in the last 30 years.
Here are their most fascinating responses:
1.
“I had my first child in 1993.
Antoinettemp
2.
“I had the joy of raising my child without parenting blogs and mom-influencers.
Adrienne C.
4.
“Motherhood has become more individually centered.
We are recreating our own sense of mothering in a highly volatile and ever-changing social and cultural landscape.”
Anonymous
5.
“I was 22 when I had my eldest child.
Thirty years ago, I had the choice of being a mother or not.
Abortion was easily accessible.”
“The financial demands placed on parents now are absolutely unacceptable.
We barely made ends meet 30 years ago.
Today, it seems almost impossible for myself and our adult kids.”
I now work a low-wage job that allows me to help care for grandkids during the mornings.
I don’t know how families are supposed to thrive in this economy.”
“I had my kids in the late ’90s, before social media.
You had to follow your instincts and learn on the job.
I can’t imagine being a new mom now.
It must cause so much anxiety.”
“No one talked about postpartum anxiety.
were actually my post-postpartum anxiety.
My doctor told me how common it is now and how it wasn’t talked about before.
I talked to my own mom about it, and she had no idea what I was talking about.
She said that everyone did stuff like that.”
“Middle school teacher and mom (62) of three grown kids.
Social media has transformed so much, and not in a good way.
Kids (and many parents) are now addicted to their phones.”
My doctors, nurses, boomer parents, and in-laws were all so kind and receptive to my concerns.
“I would just like to point out the wonderful invention of the tankini.
Why we couldn’t figure that one out sooner, I don’t know.”
And finally…
13.
“Not me, but a comment my grandmother made.
She had nine kids in the ’50s and ’60s.
She specifically mentioned high chairs.
