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The Freemasonry of Motherhood: A Daughter's First Period

Published December 29, 2025, 08:25
The Freemasonry of Motherhood: A Daughter's First Period

The journalist recounts a sudden and unexpected moment: a phone call from her daughter's school, signaling the child's first menstruation. Her initial anxiety turns into emotion and, simultaneously, sadness, as she realizes her daughter's rapid transition into adolescence and the change in their relationship. The narrative then focuses on the abrupt change in her daughter's behavior, becoming more quirky and challenging, characteristic of teenage years. The author expresses her frustration with the "freemasonry of motherhood," the tendency of mothers not to share the difficulties and truths of motherhood with younger generations, leaving them unprepared. She concludes with a bitter recollection of the advice she received when she was free and beautiful, to have children, without knowing the sacrifices and changes that would follow.