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How a hopeful dance became part of our family’s new bedtime ritual

Toddler girl child enjoys playing in the large, designer bathtub and drinking
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The Naked Baby Dance encompasses all of my favorite parts of toddlerhood. It is both silly and sincere. By Martha Quinn

March 31, 2021 Family

Women and caregiving in the pandemic, there’s hope on the other side

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We didn’t ask for this new life, this set of unattainable demands and responsibilities. By Karen Paul

March 4, 2021 Culture, Parenting Challenges

The things I tell myself one year after giving birth

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In the past twelve months you have become Mama and Mommy and Mum, but you are also still you. By Emily Brisse

February 3, 2021 Family

Why Christmas cookies are bittersweet to my brother and me

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In our small town everyone talked about everyone else’s business, but no one talked to us about why our mom was sick. 
By Elizabeth Creaswick

December 21, 2020 Parenting Challenges

Motherwell talks to best-selling author Christie Tate

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One of the rules in group therapy is no secrets. The members become your support system, and everyone can talk about anything they want, without limitations.

December 2, 2020 Books

My breast cancer made me reevaluate breastfeeding

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After my diagnosis, there was no question in anyone’s mind that my daughter was going to be bottle-fed. By Jenny Leon

September 23, 2020 Family, Parenting Challenges

Why I don’t like the phrase “mommy brain”

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Behind every “mommy brain” story, there’s a fuller picture. Modern motherhood makes impossible demands. By Nicole Graev Lipson

September 21, 2020 Family

Cancer taught me you don’t need to be a perfect mom

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My daughter was born four weeks after I was diagnosed with breast cancer. By Jenny Leon

August 10, 2020 Family, Parenting Challenges

How not to kill your kid in the kitchen

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Have you ever watched a five-year-old pour a package of cooked green beans into a bowl? I have. And let me tell you, it nearly did me in. By Debra Arbit 

June 17, 2020 Family

Why I used to hate taking my kids to the park

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Nothing epitomized the drudgery and boredom of those early parenting years quite like an afternoon at the park. By Ilyse Dobrow DiMarco

June 12, 2020 Culture

I was a mom who couldn’t stop drinking. But then I did.

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I heard the baby crying again, I didn’t get up. I was too hungover. By Victoria Vanstone

May 18, 2020 Family, Parenting Challenges

Will my only child be lonely during the pandemic?

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Obviously, a pandemic is an awful reason to decide to have another child. But that doesn’t stop me from thinking about it. By Amanda Gibson

May 11, 2020 Culture, Family

How teachers help make Mother’s Day special

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Each project was meant to show a child’s mom that she is appreciated. Respected. Loved. By Wendy Kennar

May 6, 2020 Culture, Family

Things I am grateful for right now

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We have plenty of coffee in our cupboard. What’s not in bloom has buds, promises, waiting. By Kara Gebhart Uhl

May 1, 2020 Culture, Parenting Challenges

Finding out your baby has special needs during a pandemic

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Shelter in place has become a cocoon where our family has slowly let this diagnosis of Down syndrome sink in. By Maggie Shafer

April 15, 2020 Culture, Family

Forgiving myself as a mother, especially now

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My kids are used to my loud, Jewish-mom complaining—but not this unkindness. Not this anxiety-fueled rage. By Hannah Grieco

April 1, 2020 Culture, Family, Parenting Challenges

The irrational hope of an infertile woman

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No matter how many times I failed, there wasn’t a month that went by that Hope didn’t convince me I was pregnant. By Amy Gallo Ryan

March 5, 2020 Parenting Challenges

To my friend in need, I’m here for you

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Look up, look around and listen. Here I am. Down the street or a phone call away. By Lisa Michelle

February 26, 2020 Parenting Challenges

Accepting my mom friendships for what they are

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What brings this group of mothers together beyond the common thread of parenthood and our kids’ friendships? By Lauran Bell

February 5, 2020 Culture

Parenting by the clock, but learning how to live in the moment

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Now if something takes too long, it means we’re late for something else. By Fiona Leary Boucher

February 4, 2020 Culture

It’s my birthday. This is why I’m making my own cake.

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I’d rather take the time to create something I want than to compromise. In a small, sugared way, I see it as a rebellion. By Shannon Williams

January 23, 2020 Culture

The irony of my love of language

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I breathe words like oxygen. They are everywhere. Except in the mouth of my child. By Leah Moore

January 22, 2020 Parenting Challenges

Struggling to create a new life after my divorce

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On Friday nights, I would rush through my daughter’s bedtime books, slurring words and skipping full pages. By Shelley Mann Hite

January 14, 2020 Culture

My child wanted to be a boy

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I’m surprised by how many moms give me the thumbs-up for “letting” my daughter be a pirate. By Mimi Lemay

December 11, 2019 Books, Culture

Perspective | Why I don’t use positive adoption language

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“Birth mom” does not make me feel like a baby machine without feelings, but it does clarify my role in her life. By Adrian Collins

November 25, 2019 Family, Parenting Challenges

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