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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter #1) | J.K. Rowling

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Ron mother Holly from the Harry Potter series. Kind, loving and protective of her children.

BookmarkTavern 3rd vote for Mrs Weasley! Thanks for sharing! 2d

Reggie The part where they‘re learning about that creature shows people their deepest fears and Harry is at their house for XMas and he sees her trying to clean one out and she keeps seeing her kids dead. Jesus. Yes, Totally Mrs.Weasley. 2d

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Summer of My German Soldier | Bette Greene

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Ruth, a mother figure to Patty, emphatically tells her, “I love you now. I'll love you forever" and "Even if you forget everything else I want you to always remember that you are a person of value.”

BookmarkTavern That sounds lovely! Thanks for posting! 2d

dabbe I loved teaching this book in middle school! Thanks for the memory! 💜💚💜 2d

BooksandCoffee4Me @dabbe This was one where I broke down crying when Ruth was speaking to Patty, and my 7th-graders finished the reading for me. 💛 2d

dabbe @BooksandCoffee4Me Aww, 7th graders are so sweet, aren't they? Most of the time anyway. 💜💚💜 23h

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vonnie862

Esperanza Rising | Pam Munoz Ryan

Mamá Ramona ❤️
A woman who had to adapt from riches to poor and had to sacrifice and humble herself to feed her children. ❤️

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BookmarkTavern That sounds like an amazing mother to me! Thanks for sharing! 2d

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dabbe

The Joy Luck Club | Amy Tan

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Pretty much all of the moms in this one. 💜💚💜

BookmarkTavern I‘ve got to read this one! Thanks for sharing! 2d

dabbe @BookmarkTavern The movie is fabulous, too! 😍 2d

Reggie I love this book and movie so much. 2d

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dabbe @Reggie 🎯🩵🎯 23h

Centique I love this book too! I need to watch the movie again 💕 9h

dabbe @Centique I pretty much sob through the whole thing! 🤣 2h

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IriDas

Six of Crows Boxed Set: Six of Crows, Crooked Kingdom | Leigh Bardugo

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Ok, hear me out. I‘ve read this series over 10x now so I should be able to analyze every character. :D That said, Inej‘s mother is my favorite mom because the love she and Inej‘s father gave to Inej in a very strong way helps Inej survive the hellish life she lives once she‘s kidnapped. Kaz continuously thinks “How can Inej still see good in anyone?” It‘s because Inej knows her parents love her, even when they are torn apart. ⬇️

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IriDas It is the difference between her and Kaz. Kaz has never known that unconditional love that strengthens children. Inej carries that with her and it, in turn, carries her. 2d

BookmarkTavern Oh that‘s a lovely thought! I totally agree! Thank you for sharing! 2d

julesG Ooooooh!!! Very good. You're so right. 2d

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julesG

All Systems Red | Martha Wells

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Murderbot is not a mother, it doesn't have a gender or sex related part, but it's more of a mother than a lot of mothers I've read about lately.

You may tell me I'm wrong. 😉

Ruthiella Definitely agree. Murderbot cares for and protects their humans! 2d

Riveted_Reader_Melissa I have read the series, and agree…and sadly some of that is our socialization about what mothers do, should do, and fathers should not. But although Murderbot is genderless, I often find myself thinking of her as a her. And in my brain applying female pronouns. Which is not really a good thing, it does not want that label, they like themselves the way they are….my imposing a mental “she” is probably a factor that I need to work on. And ⤵️ 2d

Riveted_Reader_Melissa ↪️ how sad is it really, when you think about it, that caring for other humans well-being is considered a feminine trait, and female traits are considered less than in our society. 😬. Ok, now I have depressed myself. Sorry for the ramble. 2d

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ImperfectCJ Nurturing is (or should be) genderless. And I agree...Murderbot is one heck of a nurturer. I love being a mother and celebrating motherhood, but I wonder what things would be like if we had a day to celebrate nurturing regardless of gender? 2d

ImperfectCJ @Riveted_Reader_Melissa I find myself thinking of Murderbot as "she", too. I've talked with my elder (nonbinary, adult) kid about this, and we hypothesized that maybe it depends on which aspects of Murderbot a reader relates to, and that perhaps the genderlessness of Murderbot makes it so the reader attributes their own gender to Murderbot. I think it's something to be curious about rather than feel bad about. 2d

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @ImperfectCJ Thank you. I appreciate that. I do not have a non-binary adult to discuss these thoughts with….and have found myself wondering when I mentally gender a non-gendered fictional character if there is not a parallel between forcing my mental categories on someone fictional and forcing real live humans into a binary pattern they did not ask for either. Basically if I can not make that mental leap with a fictional character in a ⤵️ 2d

Riveted_Reader_Melissa ↪️ Completely different world… it makes me worry a little about myself. And I am a the English speaking person that points out to people that “they” has been a singular pronoun forever when you do not know a specific gender. 2d

Kitta I agree Murderbot has some mother-like characteristics! I can hold the duality of being a mother and being genderless together in my mind somehow. I don‘t really think of Murderbot as anything but an it? Maybe slightly male or masculine based on its presentation of itself? Interesting you both use female pronouns sometimes for it, that had never occurred to me! @Riveted_Reader_Melissa @ImperfectCJ 2d

BookmarkTavern I can see that! The exasperation and fondness as Murderbot has to take care of its humans! Thanks for posting! 2d

julesG @Ruthiella @Riveted_Reader_Melissa @ImperfectCJ @Kitta @BookmarkTavern - oh wow, didn't expect such interesting responses. As a speaker of German my mind often goes to the masculine pronoun when talking about Murderbot. The German word for "robot" is masculine, and that -sadly- also translates into English. I try to catch it, but it sometimes slips out. My children love to make fun of me for saying "he", but they know I know. 2d

julesG Also, yes, it's sad that we associate nurturing mainly with the feminine. This needs to change, but it's a battle that won't change in my lifetime. 2d

BookmarkTavern I never even considered how translations into languages with gendered nouns would shape someone‘s perception. That is so interesting! 1d

julesG @BookmarkTavern I haven't read Murderbot in German. My son did and assures me the German "es" is used - gender neutral singular pronoun, like "it". But that darn word "Roboter" (robot) is masculine and keeps scrambling my brain. 1d

BookmarkTavern I‘m going to have to hunt down a French translation and make my dad read it! 😂😂 1d

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Kshakal

Harry Potter: fun book | J.K. Rowling

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I absolutely love Molly Weasley as a mom and a mother figure!

Eggbeater Yes! Molly Weasley is my favorite, too. 2d

BookmarkTavern Yes! Thanks for sharing! 2d

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Susanita

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows | J.K. Rowling

Molly Weasley is fierce! Especially when she “dispatches” Bellatrix. #sundayfunday

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BookmarkTavern That scene lives in my head rent free! Thanks for posting! 2d

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jen_the_scribe

The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi | Shannon Chakraborty

Amina is a strong woman and a wonderful mother who sacrifices so much for her daughter.

Happy Mother‘s Day to all the mothers here in the U.S. (and because I don‘t know all the dates for Mother‘s Day around the world, I wish ALL the mothers a wonderful day).

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BookmarkTavern Oh yes! An excellent choice! Thanks for sharing! 2d

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Little Women (Little Women, #1) | Louisa May Alcott

I am loving Mrs March in the tagged book! She‘s so gentle with her daughters, but firm when she needs to be!

#SundayFunday Hope you all have a wonderful day, and don‘t forget to tag me!

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