NEW JERSEY, USA: Catapulted by Mothers

For over 250,000 generations humans have been on this earth.  In every generation there has been a mother who has given birth and, often times, a mother who has looked after a child, whether adopted or her own birth child.

The mothers who have come in the time before us are members of our sisterhood.  Most have endured, just as we do, sleepless nights, numerous feedings, sore nipples, childbirth, the list goes on.

And, those mothers before us have also struggled with discipline, keeping a child safe, passing on traditions, acculturation, watching their children become parents, just as we do today.  It is our nature as humans.

To the mothers of today: It doesn’t matter if you personally have had a good mother or a not so good mother.  This force, this building block, this world tree of all the mothers that have come before us has catapulted us and gave us life.

It has made it possible for us to be the humans we are today, mothers who are taking care of our children. Today.

We are a part of something GREATER. (more…)

Jennifer Burden

Jennifer Burden is the Founder and CEO of World Moms Network, an award winning website on global motherhood, culture, human rights and social good. World Moms Network writes from over 30 countries, has over 70 contributors and was listed by Forbes as one of the “Best 100 Websites for Women”, named a “must read” by The New York Times, and was recommended by The Times of India. She was also invited to Uganda to view UNICEF’s family health programs with Shot@Life and was previously named a “Global Influencer Fellow” and “Social Media Fellow” by the UN Foundation. Jennifer was invited to the White House twice, including as a nominated "Changemaker" for the State of the World Women Summit. She also participated in the One Campaign’s first AYA Summit on the topic of women and girl empowerment and organized and spoke on an international panel at the World Bank in Washington, DC on the importance of a universal education for all girls. Her writing has been featured by Baby Center, Huffington Post, ONE.org, the UN Foundation’s Shot@Life, and The Gates Foundation’s “Impatient Optimists.” She is currently a candidate in Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs in the Executive Masters of Public Affairs program, where she hopes to further her study of global policies affecting women and girls. Jennifer can be found on Twitter @JenniferBurden.

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