{"id":3704,"date":"2022-05-20T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-19T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/connect.muslimpro.com\/?p=3704"},"modified":"2023-02-28T12:28:45","modified_gmt":"2023-02-28T04:28:45","slug":"motherhood-the-job-that-never-pays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/connect.muslimpro.com\/2022\/05\/motherhood-the-job-that-never-pays\/","title":{"rendered":"Motherhood: The Job That Never Pays"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” admin_label=”Header” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_color=”#b7b9c7″ custom_padding=”0px|0|0px|0px|false|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Motherhood: The Job That Never Pays” subhead=”by Farida Haji” text_orientation=”center” background_overlay_color=”rgba(83,90,128,0.3)” _builder_version=”4.16.0″ title_font=”Noto Serif|700|||||||” title_text_align=”center” title_font_size=”70px” title_line_height=”1.1em” 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Once you hop on this train, there is no looking back. This isn’t a transactional job. It is not even a full-time job. It is way more than that. It is a role that pushes you forward. From strength to strength. Regardless of your situation or circumstances. Whether you have a team (partner, other support systems, et al) or you are a lone ranger.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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On one hand, where the parent, a mother<\/strong> is celebrated during May, we seldom realize that this title comes with immense self-sacrifices. They encompass our identity, being, and absolute change in our existence.\u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Not to forget the fathers, caregivers, and grandparents who have to take over willingly or unwillingly due to unique circumstances and fill the shoes of a mother.\u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Motherhood is not about a female taking care of her offspring or just procreating to increase the population. It is also all those loving grandparents, looking out selflessly for their children\u2019s children.<\/p>\n <\/p>[\/et_pb_cta][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/connect.muslimpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Untitled-design-1.jpg” title_text=”Beautiful Malay Muslim Family” _builder_version=”4.16.0″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” alt=”A beautiful Malay Muslim family posing for the camera” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_cta button_url=”#TOP” _builder_version=”4.16.0″ header_font=”|700|||||||” header_font_size=”44px” header_line_height=”1.5em” body_font=”Noto Sans||||||||” body_font_size=”17px” use_background_color=”off” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”17px” button_text_color=”#ffffff” button_bg_color=”#ff6b5a” button_border_width=”5px” button_border_color=”#ff6b5a” button_border_radius=”100px” button_font=”Noto Sans|700||on|||||” button_use_icon=”off” text_orientation=”left” background_layout=”light” max_width=”700px” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”11px|||||” header_font_size_tablet=”” header_font_size_phone=”34px” header_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” button_text_color_hover=”#ffffff” button_border_color_hover=”#ff9e59″ button_bg_color_hover=”#ff9e59″ global_colors_info=”{}” button_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_text_color__hover_enabled=”on” button_text_color__hover=”#ffffff” button_one_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_border_color__hover_enabled=”on” button_border_color__hover=”#ff9e59″ button_one_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_bg_color__hover_enabled=”on” button_bg_color__hover=”#ff9e59″ button_one_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off” theme_builder_area=”post_content”] <\/p>\n In health and sickness, in happiness and sadness, in life and even in death, parenting is the least appreciated designation.\u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n