“It is easy to diminish the importance of women in general. We downplay this gender: we discredit them; we devalue women’s lives and take their stories for granted.”
We think and say, ‘Oh, I don’t know what to say; she was nothing special, she was average, and just my mother…’
It’s All Because of My Mother; That My Story Had An Auspicious Beginning takes the reader on a rich and varied journey from Comfort’s mother’s generation to generation Alpha!
Comfort discovered the truth behind the words by Mitch Albom: ‘Behind all your stories is your mother’s story, for hers is where yours began-‘
She invites us to be curious about the women in our lives and record their life stories, adding, “let us all, from all corners of this world, contribute to a collective history where women are seen, as well as heard… “