In the modern world, we live under the influence of stereotypes shaped by advertising and social networks trying to convince us - that nothing can change with the birth of a child, whose life fits so easily into a mother's one. I’ve been on maternity leave for 9 years, the last three of which I'm a mother of three children. My daily grind seems endless and it absorbs me. I am trying to be a good wife to my husband and a good mother to my children. At least, I attempt to conform to these roles.
Sometimes, I even feel like I'm succeeding, but most of the time, I feel overwhelmed by the daily chores, and my efforts to become a better version of myself seem futile. The truth is I’m so exhausted that I have no desire to fit in this demanding stereotype. I don't want to be perfect. I want to live a life in which my feelings, interests, and goals matter.
And once I have a dream…