"Mothers will do anything for our children.

"Mothers will do anything for our children.

We will spend sleepless nights worrying about them — will agonize over their health and safety. We will stumble out of a warm bed at 2 AM to make sure our child is still breathing.

We will worry about the world they are growing up in — about how to explain the horrific things people do to each other and how to guarantee, despite this, our children will always seek out the best in others.

We will change our bodies for our kids. We will watch as our belly stretches and grows, never...