tiny waves
May 9th, 2025 | by Arianne MacBean
A mother is supposed to do the mothering, not the daughter
Browsing the "Families" Category
All roads go back to mom
March 11th, 2025 | by Joan Sung
The subject line read, “Your AncestryDNA results have been updated.” I knew what the email contained before I even opened it
On Adopting My Biological Child
January 15th, 2025 | by D.M. Hartshorn
I gave birth during the first Trump inauguration. Now, I’m adopting my biological child before he takes office again.
Care and Feeding
November 19th, 2024 | by Frances Badalamenti
I dedicated my book to all the mothers
The Wild Robot as Transracial Adoption Story
October 30th, 2024 | by Cheryl Klein
I watched it as an allegory of a determined but clueless white woman adopting a Brown child. (Is there anything more on-brand for a white woman than seeing every movie as being about me?)
Talking to Myself
October 25th, 2024 | by Sacha Mardou
Parenting is so different now that my kid is almost 15 years old
Nomads: A Photo Essay
October 22nd, 2024 | by Irmina Walczak
What we want to show is the life we lead, it's a life like all the others but in movement.
ROCK-A-BYE WORLDS: Join us for a MUTHA Lit(erary) Event at the Brooklyn Book Festival!
August 12th, 2024 | by Mutha Magazine
MUTHA Magazine and Pen Parentis present a lit night out in this world turned upside down. Join writers and artists—who
On Thriving
July 12th, 2024 | by Sayuri Ayers
I remember the first time when you thought you didn’t belong
Losing Grip: Author Roxanna Asgarian on the Child Welfare System
May 6th, 2024 | by Cheryl Klein
"The systems are clearly biased...but we also see in the Hart story just how many individual acts of bias contributed to these kids' deaths."