Serena Williams Encourages Mothers to Share Their Stories

“Kids humble us,” Williams wrote in her tweet.

Serena Williams shared this picture with her daughter, encouraging women to talk about motherhood.

(Picture Courtesy: Twitter/Serena Williams)

Tennis star Serena Williams shared a picture of herself with her 11-month-old daughter, Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr.

In the caption of the picture, Williams shared an anecdote from when she was travelling with Alexis on a plane. She also encouraged women to share stories of their own experiences of motherhood using #ThisMama.

“Kids humble us. The other day on a flight home Olympia insisted on running up and down the aisle and when I finally got her to sit still, she threw up all over me. #ThisMama would love to hear your stories of motherhood.. even ones like this! Share and tag them with #ThisMama (sic),” Williams wrote in her tweet.

Stories started pouring in in no time with mothers sharing funny, frustrating, and emotional experiences that they had had with their kids.

In May 2018, when Williams returned from maternity leave, she was penalised for taking the time off. French Open organisers refused to give her a seeding.

By taking time off for pregnancy, childbirth, and recovery from life-threatening complications, Williams had dropped 453 spots in the ranking.

But Williams shut her critics down by making it to the Wimbledon finals.

In August 2018, when her black catsuit outfit at the French Open came under the radar for being ‘unsuitable’, Williams shrugged the criticism off by saying, “When it comes to fashion, you don’t want to be a repeat offender.”