HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY? BECOMING A MOM IS A DEMOTION FOR WOMEN. IT IS A DEMANDING, THANKLESS, EXHAUSTIVE AND UNPAID ENDEAVOR. THOSE OF US WOMEN WHO GREW UP AS FEMINISTS REALIZE YOUR NEW ROLE REDUCES YOUR SELF ESTEEM AND ERODES YOUR OWN BEING. YOUR FREEDOM AND SPONTANEITY WILL BE LIMITED FOREVER. MOTHERHOOD IS AN EXERCISE IN CONFORMITY. DB