Ego mom, mother hen, career woman
7 types of moms who are better than their reputation
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Yes, we are good at finding the bugs. Our own and sometimes also those of others. It makes so much sense to focus on the benefits. And boom, you can tell that we’re actually pretty great.
by Marie Stadler
1. mother hen
Your reputation is terrible. But there is at least a small impulse to cluck in each of us. But whether there is any understanding for glucking or not is of no concern to the helicopter moms, because science is on their side: children of helicopter mothers are statistically more successful professionally than the children of less rotating parents. Well then. Of course, you don’t have to overdo it. But at least for a professional career, clucking seems to bring advantages.
2. stepmother
Cinderella’s stepmother has had enough. Most modern stepmothers are not scary, but a big PLUS in life. Because they are a bit different and sometimes have the necessary distance to see something more clearly than mother and father. There might be a headwind at times – but if you mean well with your partner’s little ones, they’ll definitely notice and appreciate it at some point.
3. Career mom
Just the designation (or optionally the lack of the designation career father) is a single insult. Therefore: thumbs up for all the mothers who do their thing and show their children what it means to be absorbed in a task. Researchers have long since discovered that the quality of the time together is much more important than the quantity. So enough with the guilty conscience. When mothers who work a lot enjoy the time with the children to the fullest, nobody feels bad about it.
4. Ego mother
Are you a selfish mother if you insist on defending a little personal freedom? Not at all!!! “Relaxed mothers have relaxed children and a little less care is usually enough,” says family therapist and author Mathias Voelchert. We think he’s right, and book the next festival ticket.
5. Housewife and mother
Can you still be a housewife these days? Of course you can!!! Because emancipation means that you can live as you see fit. And as long as the concept of life does not lead to unhealthy dependencies either now or in the future, it can’t be wrong to have a mother who takes care of life together with devotion. Most 70’s and 80’s kids had moms waiting for us with a hot meal at lunchtime. Did that hurt us? No, it was honestly very nice!
6. Chaos Mother
She messes around with appointments, runs frantically to the day care center 2 minutes before the start of the morning group and doesn’t exactly boast of organizational talent. So what? Chaos mothers teach (albeit involuntarily) their children to deal with unexpected situations. Maybe your offspring will become independent a little faster than the others. Does that have to be a bad thing? No way. Especially since chaos mothers usually spread an unshakable good mood. And having a happy mom is great!
7. Hipster Mom
Yeah, she’s a bit annoying sometimes because she has so many opinions. But at least she stands for things and usually not even for bad ones. She supports fair trade. She cares about the environment. And she lets her kids go barefoot, which has been proven to be great for the little ones. Hipster moms are just a little bit of a hassle for other parents. For their children (and the environment) they are simply TOP in many respects!