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
There’s power in knowing you can do something creative, even in a world turned upside down. By Sarah Walker Caron
My son obsessively exercises during the commercials of whatever he happens to be watching. By Michael Bahler
I simply couldn’t bring myself to throw those old bottles away. By Manndi Maphies Wilkins
Why is the question—what makes you feel the most like you?—so often met with an extended pause? By Eve Rodsky
We are both going haywire, Mother Nature and I. By Marya Markovich
It’s refreshing to see so many Black women showing how beautiful short and natural hair can be. By Chanize Thorpe
I now see Christmas as a time for an extra dose of grace, for patience with others and especially ourselves. By Lisa Doggett
I don’t have an answer. I want to see them, but I also want to protect my family. By Melissa Scholes Young
Great reads for festive days! By Anaita Vazifdar-Davar