In an era when women are supposed to be, and feel, more liberated than ever before, modern-day motherhood can be unforgivingly perfectionist.

For the sake of mothers everywhere, it's time to let go of the myth.

Instead, we need to start celebrating the real-life experiences of mothers - the good, the bad and the ugly.

We all enter motherhood with a set of beliefs, expectations, and assumptions of what it means to be a good mother. For many, their ideal has been shaped by what they have seen from their own mothers and elders, from wider society, and how motherhood is portrayed in the media.

It is time to rewrite the narrative around what it means to be a good mother.

It’s time to have the courage to take ownership of what motherhood means for women as individuals.