POCKET KNIVES by Zoe Zolbrod from THE TELLING
October 27th, 2016 | by Zoe Zolbrod
My son collects pocket knives. I told him about the time on a Girl Scout campout I disobeyed the common
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TO BLACK PARENTS VISITING EARTH: Letter #5 from Janet Stickmon, on DOLLS
October 25th, 2016 | by Janet Stickmon
I was sorting through Baby Girl’s old dolls and came across Taraji and Wangari. Taraji is a brown-skinned baby doll
How Becoming a Parent Turned Me Into an Accidental Activist by ETHAN SOMERMAN
October 21st, 2016 | by Ethan Somerman
Having a baby turns some into baby-wearing, goo-goo saying, sleep training, playgroup setting, parent philosophizing, only what’s best for the
SLIGO: Bernadette Murphy is a MUTHA on Wheels
October 13th, 2016 | by Bernadette Murphy
I need you, Mom. Where ARE you? A series of texts scrolls across my phone as I return to cell-phone
Ieishah Clelland on THE BEAUTY GAP
October 11th, 2016 | by Ieishah Clelland
“Mama, I want one of this!” My daughter, Free, spoke around the bubbles and suds tumbling out of her mouth.
Single Starts with Sin by TARA DORABJI
October 3rd, 2016 | by Tara Dorabji
Do you consider yourself a single mom? A friend asks. My blood boils. Reaction 1: Rage (need I say more?)
QUESTIONS FROM MY MIXED-RACE SON by MIRA JACOB
September 28th, 2016 | by Mira Jacob
Mira Jacob is joining with other MUTHAs at LitCrawl New York City this Saturday, October 1st — see you there! This
TO BLACK PARENTS VISITING EARTH: Letter #4 from Janet Stickmon, on TERROR
September 24th, 2016 | by Janet Stickmon
Letter #4 on Terror was originally released in July 2015 and reflects events occurring during that summer. The recent murders of
A Brothers Grimm Consent Training: ANITA MANDERFIELD on Raising a Feminist on Fairy Tales
September 22nd, 2016 | by Anita Manderfield
I’ve been feeding our preschooler’s morbid tendencies by reading her more-or-less original versions of Brothers Grimm tales. Despite the gory details, I
I’M SO POPULAR: Comics by Glynnis Fawkes
September 15th, 2016 | by Glynnis Fawkes
So popular and the biggest pants: #winning. Glynnis Fawkes draws comics about her children and their daily exploits. She is