“You’re a different person,” my husband said. This was years ago now. Thank god he was right. By Samantha Shanley
Samantha Shanley
For me the taco had become an easy vector of choice, creativity, freedom, and therefore power. By Samantha Shanley
Perhaps the fish were feeble replacements for all that we had lost, but they were also hopeful things. By Samantha Shanley
I had to let go of the idea that I was the only one who could meet my children’s needs.
By Samantha Shanley
Motherwell publishes provocative, evocative essays on all aspects of the parenting experience. Here are our most-read pieces from 2016.
If bad things really do happen in threes, then my son being hit by a car had completed our 2016 trifecta.
By Samantha Shanley