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On being a scientist and a mother at the same time

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Nursing my son to sleep, I contemplated Marie Curie. By Nadja Cech

November 17, 2022 Culture

When postpartum depression lasts beyond new motherhood

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Moms are supposed to rebound. Some of us don’t. By Christy Tending

September 1, 2022 Parenting Challenges

Why I feel ambivalent about Mother’s Day

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I want the roses as much as I hate them. By Leslie Stonebraker

May 4, 2022 Parenting Challenges

Let kids wear what they want. It matters more than ever.

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We owe our children safe spaces to adorn themselves with color and material and fit and comfort as they decide. By Kristen H. McLeod

March 10, 2022 Culture, Parenting Challenges

If only I could have a mom “room of requirement” like in Harry Potter

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Through the years I’ve gotten rid of sentimental items I would love to see at least one more time. By Kimberly Witt

February 23, 2022 Parenting Challenges

How reading so many books about grief helped me through my own

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I wanted to learn how people managed to survive the unthinkable. By Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser

February 2, 2022 Books, Parenting Challenges

Teaching my kids how to make focaccia helped my family find peace

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There’s power in knowing you can do something creative, even in a world turned upside down. By Sarah Walker Caron

January 24, 2022 Culture, Parenting Challenges

Is it ever okay to comment on your child’s weight? One parent wonders.

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My son obsessively exercises during the commercials of whatever he happens to be watching. By Michael Bahler

January 20, 2022 Parenting Challenges

How curiosity can help lead women to their unicorn space

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Why is the question—what makes you feel the most like you?—so often met with an extended pause? By Eve Rodsky

January 12, 2022 Books, Culture

Why I have mom guilt when my children miss out on things

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The fact that my kid is in his school uniform while his classmates are all dressed for the party makes me cringe. By Virginia Fundora

November 9, 2021 Parenting Challenges

My husband is a gamer. This is what it’s like for me.

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The day our third child came along, I often found myself fantasizing about cutting the cords of his computer. By Tania Lorena Rivera

October 27, 2021 Parenting Challenges

Starting the school year sober. Here’s my story.

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I have spent years juggling my three jobs: teacher, mother, and alcoholic. By Jennifer Dines

October 21, 2021 Parenting Challenges

I’m a single working mom, trying to do it all in a pandemic. It’s really hard.

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I have a full-time job and yet I still feel like I’m waiting for my ex-husband to see me as an equal human. By Katherine Sargent

October 21, 2021 Family, Parenting Challenges

Cooking a birthday dinner with my stepson changed our relationship for the better

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The particular bonding of a blended family didn’t come easily to me. By Tess Clarkson

October 12, 2021 Parenting Challenges

Playing with Legos is what helped two brothers build their strong bond

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My Lego games with Brian defined our relationship. Until, one fateful day, he left for college. By Matt Hollingsworth

October 7, 2021 Parenting Challenges

No matter what stage of life, mothers are always listening out

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The saying that a mother is only as happy as her unhappiest child is true. By Beth Thompson

September 29, 2021 Parenting Challenges

My grandmother’s handwritten recipes helped me find comfort in who she once was

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Not all recipes need to be cooked, but they all deserve to be read. By Tahnee Freda

September 15, 2021 Family, Parenting Challenges

How anxiety taught me to choose myself, even over my mother

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I wasn’t used to saying “no” to Mom—and didn’t know where to begin. By Elizabeth Newdom

September 14, 2021 Parenting Challenges

Learning how to accept the other mother in my daughter’s life

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I’m afraid of losing my daughter. I’m afraid of being replaced. By Jeannette Sanderson 

September 8, 2021 Family, Parenting Challenges

This is how it feels to parent through a miscarriage

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The sun was shredding us, both me and the stupid snow cone. By Mary Adkins

September 2, 2021 Parenting Challenges

5 lessons I’ve learned from managing my son’s food allergies

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The hard truth is that I can’t protect my child from everything. By Megan Hanlon

September 1, 2021 Family, Parenting Challenges

How a baby blanket taught one grandmother to embrace imperfection

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There’s a name for these knitting mistakes: “grandma kisses.” By Carol Ewig

July 28, 2021 Family

Losing a child and wondering if you will you ever be okay again

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I was in no hurry to let go of my grief. It was what I had left of my daughter. By Mary Janevic

July 22, 2021 Parenting Challenges

Q&A: How To Raise Kids Who Aren’t Assholes

book cover of How to Raise Kids Who Aren't Assholes
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Motherwell talks to Melinda Wenner Moyer about how to raise kind, tolerant, empathetic children.

July 20, 2021 Books

My partner has a dog, I’m trying to learn how to love him.

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Would I embrace the care of my own pet with more gusto? Tolerate its mess, its foibles—the way I do my own kids? By Lauren Apfel

July 19, 2021 Parenting Challenges

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