Between Alma and Belén—On Identity and Journeys Home
February 23rd, 2017 | by Leticia Del Toro
I had not visited my father’s family in Mexico in twenty-one years. In my youth, it was an annual trip.
Browsing the "Family" Tag
Rachel Pepper on the QUEER EMPTY NEST
February 2nd, 2017 | by Rachel Pepper
It was early on the morning of Pride Day 2016 when I first realized my daughter was about to leave
Andrea Lawlor on WHY I’M NOT CELEBRATING ADOPTING MY OWN CHILD
January 17th, 2017 | by Andrea Lawlor
This morning we went downtown to the probate court so that I might adopt my own child, who is three
Meg Weber Follows THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD
November 30th, 2016 | by Meg Weber
“Should we take our chances and walk?” I asked. It was mostly rhetorical, in that way parents ask about things
Mallory McDuff in DEFENSE OF ORDINARY TIME
November 7th, 2016 | by Mallory McDuff
Family legends come in all shapes and scales. A friend of mine from college counts Rosa Parks as one of
#MOMLISTS by Minna Dubin
November 3rd, 2016 | by Minna Dubin
Two years after giving birth to my first child, I felt like I was still in survival mode. Our modern-day
MY EGYPTIAN FORTUNE COOKIE: Comics by Lisa Lim
September 27th, 2016 | by Lisa Lim
My first memory of my sister, Angie, was in my mother’s small hands. She looked like a raisin, but caterwauled
“I Was in Prison—A Lot”: Sosha Lewis on Facing Her Estranged Father
September 21st, 2016 | by Sosha Lewis
My cell phone rang when I was on my way to the hospital to meet my nephew. It startled me.
A SPERM DONOR LOVE STORY: Allison Carr on Asking for Seconds
September 13th, 2016 | by Allison Carr
He hands me the jar and shows me to his bedroom. I shut the door behind me, survey the single
The Sometimes Messy Truth: DEESHA PHILYAW Interviews Her Children’s Stepmom About Adoption
April 21st, 2015 | by Deesha Philyaw
Last year in Mutha magazine, I wrote about breaking all the rules that stepmoms and moms are supposed to follow