Our identity is made up of our personality, our different environments, the way we look and our specific characteristics. Depending on where we feel we belong, we create a facade to suit our different environments. This can be detrimental to our happiness as we base our true selves on those we are connected to and can easily lose sight of what makes us who we are. Through Joanna-Murray Smith's, "Bombshells," we are able to view the harmful effects of conforming to the society around us, resulting in the corruption of our individuality. Our society is viewed as a patriarchal system in which women have to conform to the needs of men. Especially altering from a post-feminist era, Women went from being solely the stay at home mum, to a "superwoman," which has to master all aspects of life. It is these expectations that do the most damage to ourselves. Furthermore, the society around us has a prolific effect in the way we see others and ourselves and those who we identify the most with can truly do the most damage. To belong is like second nature, just as important as food and water. In order to belong we must fit in whether its forfeiting parts of our identity or letting our connections around us shape who we are, one cannot adequately belong unless the people around them influence them. This is evident through Meryl Louise Davenport, as she is constantly comparing herself with the other mothers as she feels she is not being the "perfect mother." This mirrors society in that there is this dominant ideology of "the perfect mother," which is conveyed through the media, highlighting that if one does not reach this criteria, then they are considered a failure. Many women believe that it is achievable and thus constantly criticize themselves, resulting in loss of identity and can therefore result in a loss of self-esteem and self-worth. Meryl even forfeits her own needs after her children's by not buying antidepressants as she feels she wo