Well, you cannot reduce motherhood to the simple fact that a birth has taken place. That is why it would be pretty offensive to characterize a mother as such.

Well, you cannot reduce motherhood to the simple fact that a birth has taken place. That is why it would be pretty offensive to characterize a mother as such. A woman that has given birth almost certainly has also taken care of the child(ren) for many years, which shows, at least, the ability to: - master a high responsibility job - take on a huge workload - constantly juggle multiple tasks at once - typically work overtime - keeping team morale up despite competing needs - setting goals for the further development of each team member, and keeping a steady eye on the progress that is being made Sounds like a management job, does it not? Not to mention the extreme commitment towards everything that accompanies the pregnancy and delivery itself, including, amongst others: - pain and nausea - heavy reconfiguration of the body - strech marks and/or genital wounds - risk of losing the child - risk of having a ill or impaired child - risk of dying - risk of losing the man and being on your own with all the aforementioned tasks Yes, a woman with decent kids can most certainly be proud of herself.