No way! I think some women have it and others clearly don't.

~Never interrupt your enemy when she is making a mistake.~

~No-one can make you feel inferior without your consent.~

For me, I truly felt a switch flip when I first held perfectson. Life as I knew it crashed to a halt and something entirely different took over me. Guess that was the mother instinct kicking in. Without him, I would have never been quite as good of a SM, there's no doubt. I wouldn't have the understanding that I do because of him. I do think for most women a mother's instinct kicks in. Certainly not in all women, but in most I believe it's there.

I have to work my ass off to be a good mother. it doesnt come naturally to me. I'm naturally selfish with my time and my resources. I have to make an effort to share myself with my son. i do the best I can.

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"Venting without the desire to look within and improve your situation is simply venting to hear yourself bitch."

"Never let the hand you hold, hold you down." ~Aut

I agree with Torn, some are much more maternal instinctually than others, I think that may be why some of us find being a step parent easy and are very nurturing. Others, like myself, have to work at it to make it feel more natural and have that "connection".

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I have always loved the time before dawn because there is no one around to remind me who I am suppose to be, so it is easier to remember who I am - unknown

I think those neurons maybe be making me either crazy or unable to tolerate dumbness!