Being a Mom Was Harder than Being a Doula
February 23rd, 2023 | by Sarah Moore
And then there was this big crisis that brought us all to our knees
Browsing the "Teenagers!" Category
Mostly Functioning
November 21st, 2022 | by Robin Silbergleid
somehow I have raised a semi-adult person who is EMS-certified and capable of doing a twelve-hour shift on an ambulance but can’t manage to get their used La Croix can into the recycling bin or change their sheets or empty the cat box without being reminded at least sixteen times
Maternal Instincts are Overrated
August 9th, 2022 | by Jane C. Marks
What kind of mom doesn’t notice her kid having partial seizures?
Close Encounters of the Third Base Kind
June 13th, 2022 | by Diana Whitney
We’d already established that he would not take my virginity. Given his chivalry, it was only fair to expect I would do Everything But
On Road Rage and Other Rage [Anonymous]
March 1st, 2022 | by Mutha Magazine
I was driving my son home from playing basketball in the park for a classmate’s birthday. It was the first
Sing A Song (Or: The Dolphins Who Hung with Me When My Son Was Breaking Down)
February 24th, 2022 | by Coley Gallagher
Icy water shocked my bare feet each time the tide slid in. I trudged on, iPhone stuck in my back
Seventeen
December 1st, 2021 | by Jessica Perez
He was three months shy of turning seventeen when he shifted his weight, puffed up his chest and resisted my demands.
Disconnect: Trying to Keep My Teenagers Smartphone-Free
March 12th, 2020 | by Judy Sobeloff
For the last several years my husband, Dave*, and I have had furtive, tryst-like conversations on the topic of smartphones,
The Final Trimester
June 28th, 2019 | by Jennie Meyer
By Jennie Meyer out of seventy-six or so, if you consider that the ‘fourth trimester’ suggests they are really quarters,
Advice from Teen MUTHAs!
May 31st, 2017 | by Ezra Stone
This spring, I’ve gotten to work as a counselor and support group facilitator with some teen moms at a local
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