is being a good mother the hardest job in the world ?

United States
February 16, 2010 10:43pm CST
I think being a mother is by far the hardest job in the world and it's definitely the most important. I think mothers are so vital in society and I think it's so important that mothers take their jobs as a mom seriously. I notice today so many mothers are so into themselves that they always put their needs before their children. Their children are an after thought. It takes a lot to put another's need before our own. I wonder on average how many mother actually put their children needs before their own and how many pretend like they do ? Yep..being a mother... a GOOD ONE is the hardest job in the world. Agree/Disagree ???? Why or why not ?
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• Philippines
17 Feb 10
I agree with you. being a mom myself, i can tell that its the most challenging job i've ever been to...but then its also something that i enjoy doing. being with my kids, seeing them how they blossom into wonderful beings makes me feel complete and fulfilled.
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@raynejasper (2322)
• Philippines
17 Feb 10
..Hi.. I would say being a mother is a very challenging job.. I wouldn't say if its the hardest or not.. I'd rather use the word challenging since being a mother entails a great responsibility.. However, in rearing up children, its not the mother's responsibility alone.. Both parents are responsible.. I won't say its hard when we, as mothers enjoy what we do.. we love our family and we will do everything to make that family a happy one.. maybe I'll say its the hardest if I'm not enjoying the job.. The sarifice of putting the need of our family first before our own personal need is already expected when we become a mother.. Lets then enjoy it since being a mother is the most fulfilling job we'll ever have here on earth..
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@kuloor (93)
• India
25 Feb 10
Who is good mother? And how should mom behave? You know, before my kids come from school I make my tummy full why because I can not behave like a goodmother unless my tummy is full. I have to make myself energetic before they reach to home.After I can do dance as they like. Good mother means not giving up everything to kids. They should know mothers also human beings and they also having love,angry,sad moods..
• India
17 Feb 10
Being a mother is not a hardest job because in this world mom are in the highest position and we solute them because of their sacrifices towards the children and nobody thinks that being a good mother in not hardest job and i totally disagree that good mother job is hardest in the world.
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@Wahma60 (108)
• Philippines
21 Feb 10
Yes, it is very hard. Sometimes, I get disappointed if one of my children who are already in their 30s still has bad manners. I did try my best to teach them well as a mother
• Australia
15 Aug 10
Strongly disagree. While being a mother is one of the most important jobs in the world, the hardest would go to the soldiers. Putting their life on the line, watching their friends die in front of their faces, having to kill or be killed... There's a reason they say war is Hell. A mother gives her life for her children, but in the end, she is allowed to keep it. A soldier gives his life for his country, his people, and if he falls like countless have done, it is a gift he will never give back.
@idowrite72 (2213)
• United States
17 Feb 10
Yes, and it never stops being a hard job. My oldest is 32 and I still bump heads with her.
17 Feb 10
To be a mum is definatly not easy, its a job that you can not quit. My childrens needs always comes first before mine, that has always been like that, they mean the world to me and i would do anything for them. Remember we were all babies that grew to be who we are now. Parents play a big part in shaping their children to succeed in life.
@littleone3 (2063)
17 Feb 10
I agree with you as a mother of five I know how hard it can be but I would not change it for the world. My children always come first with me I would rather go without myself than see them go without. Motherhood or fatherhood can be very rewarding at times but tough at other times.
@myfb2009 (8296)
• Malaysia
17 Feb 10
Although being a mother is considered a quite hard job but at the same time, it brings joy and excitement to the mother, too. Not only excitement to the mother but to the father and also the whole family, including relatives as well. As for me, i prefer to put my child's need before my own need first. I think my child's need is more important than my own need. So, i will agreed that it's the hardest job in the world, because sometimes we need to put our child's need first although sometimes our self is in urgent situation. Seems like, to be a good mother, sometimes we need to sacrifice our own need.
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
20 Feb 10
I completely agree with you that being a good mother is the hardest job that there is in the world. However, it is also the most rewarding job that a mother could ever have. You don't get money off of it, but you do get the love and admiration of your children for a job well done. You will eventually be able to realize the reward of having a child that is a good and strong adult. And beyond that, you learn about love unconditional.
@p3ks626 (6538)
• Philippines
17 Feb 10
I think so too but I also think it is the most rewarding job in the world. =)
• United States
17 Feb 10
i agree with your views 100% I've got 5 sweethearts that i am lucky enough to be a stay at home mom to, and i never forget to give thanks for what i've been blessed with. They are little individuals, and i encourage them to be nothing less, i allow them to have a voice and don't ever expect them to be mini me's. My #1 priority is to have raised happy, healthy, well rounded, loving adults....but secretly wish they'd all live with me forever...haha. It's definitely the most challenging job, but the rewards are unending, and priceless.