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[quote=Anonymous]Has this been posted yet?  Seen it floating around social media and getting a lot of discussion in mom groups, with a lot of women saying the article resonates.

“Mothers, we are told, share special bonds with their children and are programmed to be selfless and natural nurturers. They are supposed to instinctively understand how to hold, feed, and soothe their infants. But neither social nor evolutionary science support the notion that “maternal instinct” is real.

Unrealistic expectations are real. Cultural conditioning for caregiving roles is real. Male reticence to participate in specific aspect of parenting is real. But maternal instinct is just a damaging idea that clouds discussions of co-parenting and gender equity. There is simply no reason to let biology make mothers feel like they need to bear the full burden of parenting or for dads feel like they’re not on equal footing from the start.”

https://www.fatherly.com/love-money/maternal-instinct-isnt-real-but-the-myth-makes-parenting-harder/[/quote]

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