In the modern world, we live under the influence of stereotypes shaped by advertising and social networks trying to convince us that nothing can change with the birth of a child, whose life fits so easily into a mother's.I’ve been on maternity leave for 10 years, the last four of which I'm a mother of three children. My daily grind seems endless and it absorbs me.I am trying to be a good wife to my husband and a good mother to my children. At least, I attempt to conform to these roles. Sometimes, I even feel like I'm succeeding, but most of the time I feel overwhelmed by the daily chores, and my efforts to become a better version of myself seem futile.

The truth is I don't want to be perfect. I want to live a life in which my feelings, interests, and goals matter.

And once I have a dream…