Motherhood
Here's a collection of all of our articles filed under motherhood
A Mother of a Mother's DayThere's no Hallmark card for this one.By Lauren Norton Carson
It’s Mother’s Day, and I want to break up with my son. At 21, Devin is mired in narcissism, bonded to his buddies like white on rice, and committed to the pursuit of sensory pleasure. I offer none of that. I’m his mother. And...
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To Persevere Through the DarknessI experienced postpartum depression with not just one pregnancy, but two.By Anne Myers
Imagine yourself, home just one week with your precious newborn, but that you don’t want to hold or for that matter touch, feed or bathe your perfectly innocent child. Some new mothers may never be able to relate to these thoughts because for...
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The 'Good Enough' MotherLetting go of perfectionism.By Elizabeth Conaway
I have a confession. I am not the perfect mother and I never will be. The bad news is that I am not even striving for perfection in mothering. This may shock some people who have been caught in the wake of my self-proclaimed perfectionism. It is true...
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What's the Matter With Mommy?The Ten Parenting Commandments, Turned Up to ElevenBy Kelley Cunningham1. Thou Shall Not Judge
Thou shall not make hasty judgments of other people’s kids’ transgressions, lest the Parenting Gods hear you and instantly smite you with a child who develops an obsessive fascination with eating his nose nuggets.
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What's the Matter With Mommy?The New BoobTubeBy Kelley CunninghamWelcome to BoobTube! Television that’s all about YOU! Print out this handy schedule of the daily program lineup. Tape to the inside of the cleaning supplies closet where your kids wouldn’t dream of looking for it.
12am-1am: The Cracked...
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Watermarked DreamsHas a simple stain become my omen?By Karen Pruitt FowlerThere is a water stain on the ceiling above my bed, created one night when the roof decided to leak. I stare at it often, early in the morning, when the only thing stirring is my mind. While the sun is rekindled from blackened ash, thoughts of escape...
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Watermarked DreamsHas a simple stain become my omen?By Karen Pruitt FowlerThere is a water stain on the ceiling above my bed, created one night when the roof decided to leak. I stare at it often, early in the morning, when the only thing stirring is my mind. While the sun is rekindled from blackened ash, thoughts of escape...
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What We Don't GetBeing a devoted mother needs no excuses.By Kristy Dallas Alley
My husband recently subscribed my email address to receive the New York Times arts headlines everyday. His purpose in doing this was to give me something to talk about other than babies. So far, I have yet to open any of them. It’s not that I’m...
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