“I have been asking myself ‘What does it mean to be a mom?’ throughout my life because I didn’t get a chance to see or meet my own mother. In August 2019, I went around asking women the real meaning of being a mom. I asked unmarried mothers, young mothers, and experienced mothers.” Aline Murara, pictured in the first photograph, said that for her “being a mom is love, mercy, happiness, and patience.”