Jill Churchill (born Janice Young Brooks January 11, 1943 - July 12, 2023 in Kansas City, Missouri) was an American author, winner of the Agatha and Macavity Awards for her first Jane Jeffry novel and featured in Great Women Mystery Writers (2007).
There is nothing to suggest that mothering cannot be shared by several people.
The art of mothering is to teach the art of living to children.
A mother is not a person to lean on but a person to make leaning unnecessary.