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 43
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

Even gay-friendly parents still assume their kids are straight

Why, in this day and age, do we still fantasize about opposite-sex prom dates and weddings for our children?

Mary Elizabeth Williams Friday, Mar 15, 2013 3:20 PM UTC 78
Life LGBT, Motherhood, heteronormative

Marissa Mayer, morale killer

The Yahoo CEO tells her employees: Stop telecommuting, or get out. But is working from home really better?

Mary Elizabeth Williams Tuesday, Feb 26, 2013 7:37 PM UTC 100
Business Marissa Mayer, Yahoo, Parenting

Is motherhood causing my depression?

I swore I'd never be like my mom, but now I see how raising kids can change your mental health

Kim Brooks Monday, Feb 25, 2013 11:30 PM UTC 17
Life Real Families, Life stories

Betty Friedan started a revolution — and we’re still not there yet

It's been 50 years since "The Feminine Mystique" came out, and we are still feeling the pressure to "have it all"

Mary Elizabeth Williams Wednesday, Feb 13, 2013 9:15 PM UTC
Life Feminism, Betty Friedan, Gender

My little Einstein

At 5, Jack is already smarter than I am. How do you give a kid a normal childhood, when his brain is so advanced?

Thea Sullivan Wednesday, Feb 13, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 30
Life Real Families, Motherhood

My abortion story

I wish pro-lifers pushing new Texas laws understood: Hearing my little girl's heartbeat would have been unbearable

Jacqui Morton Wednesday, Feb 6, 2013 1:00 AM UTC 64
Life Abortion, Reproductive Rights

Will I never have a child?

I finally found a man, but he's already got one kid

Cary Tennis Wednesday, Feb 6, 2013 1:00 AM UTC 58
Life Since You Asked, Parenting

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