I think you're right on all counts. To go with geographical metaphors again, the CHILD thing is, of course, important, takes up much of your time, thought and energy and is a feature, but one is not simply a mom, anymore than one could say that Spain is only defined as "next to France."
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Date: 2007-07-09 05:31 pm (UTC)To go with geographical metaphors again, the CHILD thing is, of course, important, takes up much of your time, thought and energy and is a feature, but one is not simply a mom, anymore than one could say that Spain is only defined as "next to France."