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I really wanted to get this question answered in time for
\nmother’s day, but it’s been a busy few weeks. Besides, I didn’t get to see my mother to celebrate until this week, so I think it still
\ncounts. Plus, mothers definitely deserve recognition more than one day a
\nyear. So, to all the moms out there… this one is for you.<\/p>\n
We have all heard the term maternal instinct<\/i> and there is antidotal
\nevidence of its existence. Mothers, when given the option, will leap in front of a bullet
\nrather than let their child die. I mean that both figuratively and literally.
\nBut is this instinctual? Or is it something else?<\/p>\n
To start, this bond (whatever it may be) is not true of all
\nmothers. Among non-human life forms, we see that there are mothers who will eat
\ntheir children, abandon them and give them away. <\/p>\n
On the flip side, many are very protective of their Mothers of Obviously, humans don’t eat their children. When a mother puts a Studies conduct with the aid of MRIs have shown that women But does that prove the bond is instinctual? Or are mothers In cases where a child is the result of a traumatic The truth is, we really aren’t sure yet. I’m inclined to say While Being a mother is a huge commitment and can be exhausting. I So… hi mom! Happy belated mother’s day!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE \/* Style Definitions *\/ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:”Table Normal”; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:””; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0in; mso-para-margin-right:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0in; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:”Calibri”,”sans-serif”; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;} I really wanted…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":78,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[22,35,82,88,90,95],"class_list":["post-12347","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-bond","tag-children","tag-instinct","tag-love","tag-maternal-instinct","tag-mothers"],"yoast_head":"\r\n
\nchildren. They fight off predators, risking their life. Some primates will carry the body of their dead young, as if unable
\nto accept the loss. When a baby empire penguin dies, the mother will try and
\nsteal another penguin’s baby to replace hers.
\n<\/span>I’m not a hundred percent sure if any of this proves maternal
\ninstinct or not but it does show a bond has formed with their young. <\/p>\n
\nthe animal kingdom have also been known to take on the responsibility of
\nchildren that are not their own when their biological mother is unable to.<\/p>\n
\nbaby up for adoption, it’s not abandonment. It’s often a very hard decision and
\nis not because the child is unwanted. If anything, it’s a selfless act; they
\ntruly believe that the baby will have a better life with someone else. But bonding with a child that is not your own, may suggest there is something else linking a mother to her child.<\/p>\n
\nrespond more to their own children than other children who are displaying signs
\nof the same level of stress or happiness. I’m not sure if this study included
\nany women who had adopted children. I’d guess no since that would add another variable
\nbut I’d be interested to see the results of such a study.<\/p>\n
\nresponding to something else? Is this bond caused by biological factors, such
\nas the exchange of hormones before and after a child is born?<\/p>\n
\nexperience, if the child is unplanned or the mother doesn’t have the means to
\ncare the child, there is less of a bond. In such situations, there is a higher
\nrate of postpartum depression. There is a feeling of resentment and disconnect.
\nThis is certainly not true in all cases but it is statistically more likely.<\/p>\n
\nthere might be a level of instinct but it’s more than that. However, in society
\nif a woman doesn’t love children, it’s assumed that she would be a bad mother
\nto her own children. If she isn’t instantly bonded with her children after
\nbirth, she’s frigid and not a “real” woman. Those things simply aren’t true. <\/p>\n
\nI don’t have children, I know plenty of women who do. Some of them aren’t fond of other people’s children. Some love all children. Some felt an instant
\nbond, others didn’t. But they are all the best mother’s they can be… which is
\nall one could ever ask for. <\/p>\n
\ncommend all those who take on the challenge. Especially, my own mother… for
\nwithout her, I wouldn’t be writing this. And I mean that in the obvious way but
\nalso because of her love and faith in me.<\/p>\n