In a lot of cultures, a woman staying at home to raise her children is a natural recurrence. I was brought up to think otherwise. That was something that happened to poor, submissive, uneducated women. That woman wouldn’t be considered of high value to society. And even though I knew I did not believe what I was taught, that way of thinking was keeping me from being truly happy.     From a young age, I always knew I wanted to raise and breastfeed my children. For some reason, it never occurred to me that for that to happen, I had to be that kind of woman/mother. It never crossed my mind…