Motherhood

Looking to the mother I barely knew

My gay father raised me, but I felt a truer kinship with my mother

Alysia Abbott Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 18
Life Motherhood, Fatherhood

My little future iPad addicts

This new generation masters screen-swiping years before butt-wiping. So why am I still insisting on rules?

Jackie Ashton Friday, Jun 14, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 18
Technology Real Families, Internet Culture

Mommy’s got a potty mouth

I've always been a fan of cussing -- until my children began imitating me. Do I have to give up my guilty pleasure?

Nicole C. Kear Monday, Jun 3, 2013 12:30 AM UTC 46
Life Real Families, Motherhood

Conservative pundit: Women were “designed” to serve their husbands

Bryan Fischer from the American Family Association reacts to a new report on working mothers VIDEO

Katie Mcdonough Wednesday, May 29, 2013 10:12 PM UTC 42
Media Video, Bryan Fischer

Nearly 40 percent of mothers are family breadwinners

Despite the rise of working mothers, attitudes about parenting remain strongly gendered, according to the report

Katie Mcdonough Wednesday, May 29, 2013 1:13 PM UTC 10
Life Parenting, moms, Motherhood

Breast-feeding is hell

I don't care what the lactation consultants and baby books say. Trying to nurse my child was an exercise in failure

Dawn Dais Monday, May 27, 2013 1:00 AM UTC 74
Life New Mom Confessions

My uneasy Catholic motherhood

My daughter is about to make her confirmation. Now her faith -- or lack of it -- is up to her

Mary Elizabeth Williams Sunday, May 26, 2013 8:30 PM UTC 67
Life Catholicism, Motherhood

My miscarriages made me question being pro-choice

I was devastated when I lost my pregnancies, and I wondered: Does grieving this way mean abortion is wrong?

JJ Keith Tuesday, May 21, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 44
Life Abortion, Life stories

“She Left Me the Gun”: Her mother’s shocking past

What to Read: Behind a memoirist's idyllic childhood lies a story of a brave woman who had her own father arrested

Laura Miller Monday, May 13, 2013 12:00 AM UTC
Entertainment What to Read, Memoirs

What a mother should be

Men have always brought conflicted ideas to the maternal script. Good thing women keep writing their own lines

Chris Cleave Sunday, May 12, 2013 10:00 AM UTC
Life Mother's Day, Motherhood

Thirteen miles with my teenager

You learn a lot about your hometown -- and your daughter -- when you spend a day walking together away from iPhones

Mary Elizabeth Williams Friday, May 10, 2013 7:33 PM UTC
Life Parenting, New York City, Cancer

Is breast-feeding “gross”?

A Playboy playmate backtracks after calling it "incestual." But each mom's choice is her own -- and not for debate

Mary Elizabeth Williams Wednesday, May 8, 2013 2:35 PM UTC 56
Life Motherhood, Breastfeeding, TMZ

Waiting to love my child

My first baby was born with a rare syndrome. Now pregnant with my second, I wonder: What could happen this time?

Heather Kirn Lanier Tuesday, May 7, 2013 11:45 PM UTC 13
Life New Mom Confessions

Yahoo blows it again

A new expanded leave policy doesn't cover real life -- especially for a company that has banned working from home

Mary Elizabeth Williams Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 8:37 PM UTC 28
Life Yahoo, Marissa Mayer, Motherhood

“Didn’t you get tested?”

Every mom feels judged, but even the sight of my son prompts complicated questions about how he came into the world

Rachel Adams Sunday, Apr 28, 2013 7:00 PM UTC 111
Life Real Families, Motherhood

Plastic surgery after the baby

I swore I'd never be one of those vain women, but pregnancy wrecked my body. Now I wonder: Was it a mistake?

Pearl Murphy Saturday, Apr 27, 2013 10:00 PM UTC 51
Life Body Wars, plastic surgery

Margaret Cho: Babies scare me more than anything

I still don't know if I want children. Frankly, I'm not sure I ever want to love anything that much

Margaret Cho Tuesday, Apr 23, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 30
Life Life stories, Feminism, Children

Edie Falco: I took “The Sopranos” home with me

Edie Falco's "Nurse Jackie" is as complicated as Carmela, but she tells Salon she's much easier to leave on the set

Kera Bolonik Sunday, Apr 14, 2013 7:00 PM UTC
Entertainment Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie

Melissa Harris-Perry doesn’t want to steal your children

The MSNBC host stirred up a tempest -- but she was right

Mary Elizabeth Williams Wednesday, Apr 10, 2013 2:00 PM UTC 175
Life Melissa Harris-Perry, MSNBC

Gwyneth Paltrow talks about the baby she’s “missing”

The Oscar winner opens up about her grief over having a miscarriage

Mary Elizabeth Williams Tuesday, Mar 19, 2013 8:11 PM UTC 15
Entertainment Gwyneth Paltrow, Miscarriage

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