In My Defense
November 19th, 2019 | by Odeta Xheka
The creator in me keeps a purposefully irregular schedule, craves solitude, must fade out of reach in order to work. The mother, the daughter, the wife doesn’t have a minute to herself
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Champagne, Darling?
November 4th, 2019 | by Sandie Friedman
I wake up in my mother’s half of the bed—the bed she shared with my father, and later, perhaps, with
Butch Mama
October 22nd, 2019 | by Pat Alderete
I was the only mom who rode a motorcycle with a sidecar, with room for mija and all her stuffed animals. Along with any friend who wanted a ride, and they all wanted rides
Squeezed: Almost Making Ends Meet in American Cities
September 17th, 2019 | by Cheryl Klein
What does "middle class" even mean when almost no one seems to be comfortably raising a family on one or even two incomes
What is Kindness?
August 6th, 2019 | by Kaitlin Walker & Kerry Vineberg
“I tried setting boundaries. When they weren’t respected, I ended some relationships.&#
Love and Paperwork Make a Family: Adoption Books for Parents and Kids
July 31st, 2019 | by Cheryl Klein
Adoption is not like a bear raising a bird. It’s like a bear raising a bear it didn’t birth
Why do people have children?
June 24th, 2019 | by Ranjani Rao
My reasons for wanting to get pregnant had been driven by biological programming and cultural expectations, but those forces had little to do with being a mother
Kristine Jepsen’s VIEW FROM THE BACKSEAT
June 11th, 2019 | by Kristine Jepsen
I get all the kisses, right? Because if I had lots of brothers and sisters, I wouldn’t get all the
RECLAIMING BLACK MOTHERHOOD
June 6th, 2019 | by Feminista Jones
In 2009, My ex-husband and I separated and agreed that he would become primary caregiver of our then three-year-old son
NBD My Child is Trans
June 4th, 2019 | by Theresa Thorn
I’m a mother with three young kids. My eldest is transgender. She socially transitioned at age five. Now that she’s
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