The Writing Prompts

Last night, at the 1st annual interactive, reflective, celebratory Mother's Day event entitled Mothering: The Act Of, a number of women participated in our blog-based conversation about what mothering means, how it feels and what it does.

(Scroll down to read the varied voices...)

Now, we invite you to participate, too.
Listed below are the prompts that we made available last night.
Won't you consider responding to one or more of these, in our comments section?
We'll then take the text from those comments and give them their own post, growing the blog and spreading the word.

(Please feel free to stay anonymous or to identify yourself with descriptives: “Mother of 3 Boys” or “Single Mom” or “Pregnant Mama” or “Missing my Mother”. You get the idea...)

Here goes:

The Metaphor Post
Can you compare mothering to an ocean, a window, a wound? The sky, the earth, a hot air balloon? Start your piece with “Mothering is like….” and let your poetic imagination run wild.

The Memory Post
What is one of your keenest memories (positive or negative) about being mothered as a child?
Or, what is one of your keenest memories of mothering your own children?

The Post of Hope
The earliest celebration of Mother’s Day in the U.S. was founded in mothers coming together to proclaim the desire for peace on earth. What do you wish for the future? The future for your children, you as a mother, the planet?

The Dear Daughter, Son or Mother Post
Sometimes there is no easier way to speak your mind than in the form of a letter – especially one that won’t get sent. Who will you write to? What would you like to say?