“If you go back,” my twelve-year-old said, “say I’m sorry *if* I mis-gendered you.” By Kim Anton
Author: Motherwell
The formula recall came days after I quit breastfeeding. By Samantha Schlemm
With my breasts and belly so exaggerated, the rest of me felt diminished. By Jennie Rabinowitz
As mothers, we are so good at keeping things beautiful and wrapped up in a bow. By Jillayna Adamson
Motherwell talks to advocate Natalie Silverstein about how to get teens to give back.
I tell my students: if something feels wrong, it probably is. By Ellen Friedrichs
Be ready to take questions, and try to fill in those blanks before your kid’s imagination does it for you. By Marie Holmes
I’m running out of fingers on my hands to count the students I’ve lost to gun violence. By Emily James
Somewhere deep down, these girls sense that rage is exactly the right thing to feel. By Nan Mooney
I want the roses as much as I hate them. By Leslie Stonebraker
Motherwell talks to Jungian psychologist Lisa Marchiano about her new book, and motherhood as a journey of self-discovery.
My five-year-old didn’t punch that girl because he’s bad. He did it because she was there. By Laura Wheatman Hill
To stand with your kid, in radical acceptance, is one of the hardest things a parent can do. By Amanda Diekman
They are the “most sleep-deprived group of any individuals the world has ever seen.” By Molly Wadzeck Kraus
Vacuuming provides a semblance of safety that I don’t often get when I am with my son. By Tommy Mulvoy
My daughter’s emerging identity—the fluidity she wanted to embody—seemed to be taking her away from me. By Shelly R. Fredman
My memories of growing up with gay parents in the early 2000s are fraught, confused, kaleidoscopic. By m.m. gumbin
“Autism isn’t an illness. It’s a different way of being human.” By Liz Koch
I was a morning walker well before I was a mother. By Emma Wilkins
We owe our children safe spaces to adorn themselves with color and material and fit and comfort as they decide. By Kristen H. McLeod
We tell the world about the lives that live, but we hold inside the lives that are lost. By Adrian Rose
Through the years I’ve gotten rid of sentimental items I would love to see at least one more time. By Kimberly Witt
Having choices, not just careers, is fundamental to feminism. By Liz Sjaastad
I wanted to learn how people managed to survive the unthinkable. By Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser
My son’s chestnut brown hair flows a foot down his back. By Jesse Curran
