Parenthood is the state of being a mother or a father — the whole condition of having a child, not one afternoon’s work. People talk about entering parenthood, the joys of parenthood, single parenthood. It names the life you are in, and the fact that you are now a parent.

Parenthood is Parenthood是 the state of being a mother or a father身為母親或父親的狀態 — the whole condition of having a child擁有孩子的整個處境, not one afternoon's work不是一個下午的事。People talk about人們會說 entering parenthood entering parenthood(進入為人父母階段), the joys of parenthood the joys of parenthood(為人父母的喜悅), single parenthood single parenthood(單親)。It names the life you are in它說的是你正處在的那種人生, and the fact that you are now a parent以及你現在是父母這個事實。

Though actually, it is a rather tidy, slightly formal word; friends more often say “since we had kids” or “being a mum.” It is not the same as parenting, which is the doing: the feeding, the rules, the worrying. You can be in parenthood and still feel you are only learning parenting.

Though actually不過其實, it is a rather tidy, slightly formal word這個詞相當工整、有點正式; friends more often say朋友之間更常說 “since we had kids”「自從我們有小孩以後」 or “being a mum.”或「當媽媽」。It is not the same as parenting它跟parenting(教養)不一樣, which is the doing parenting是實際在做的事: the feeding餵, the rules訂規矩, the worrying擔心。You can be in parenthood你可以已經在parenthood裡 and still feel you are only learning parenting卻還覺得自己只是在學parenting。

It is also not parentage, which looks back at the family you came from.

It is also not parentage它也不是parentage(家系), which looks back at the family you came from parentage看的是回頭你來自哪個家族。