This originally appeared on The Daily Life. Republished here with permission. Women lose a lot when they become mothers: income, social status, control over their pelvic floor. One thing I wasn’t expecting to lose was the ability to enjoy leisure time without guilt. Before I was a mother there was a striped neon yellow and black line marking […]
This originally appeared on Mamamia. Republished here with permission. There are three people in my marriage: me, my husband, and the woman my husband calls “Prudence.” Prudence looks a lot like me. She sounds like me. And she’s a mom. But the similarities end there. For the past 18 months, I’ve been really unwell. After […]
This originally appeared on Jerry-Mahoney.com. Republished here with permission. Imagine you’re at the train station, taking your kids into the city to see the Lion King. A man steps off the train, and two toddlers run up to him shouting, “Daddy! Daddy!” He gives out two hugs and about a thousand kisses and tells them […]
Marni Hochman’s husband shares in the cooking, cleaning and childcare responsibilities in their home. This doesn’t mean she’s “lucky,” as people continue to tell her, it just means they’ve got an equal partnership. Dear Friends, Family, and Complete Strangers, Recently my husband had minor surgery. My in-laws came to town for a brief visit while […]
Sydne Didier wanted to teach her son that men are caregivers too. Trevor was 12 years old when I hired him to take care of my son. The same age my son is now, it was his first time babysitting and he was nervous. He lived across the street and I’d asked him to come […]
If this generation of children is not responded to with caring, love, and empathy, then they too will learn the habits of denial and repression, says Sarah MacLaughlin. Have you seen Jill Greenberg’s beautiful photos of children? She has an amazing eye. Her lighting is silky and bright; her subjects are chubby-cheeked and downright adorable. […]
What would you say to your estranged older sister as she lay dying in her hospital bed? How do you find closure after years of fighting and abuse? The night my sister turned 49 my father called to tell me she was throwing up blood. “They think the cancer’s spread to her stomach,” he said. […]
Cate Dicharry was not prepared for the all-encompassing love she’d have for her child that would wipe out any signs of the woman she once was. I am thoroughbred for Motherlove. My father and mother are each one of eight children, in the case of my maternal grandmother, eight children amid 12 pregnancies. In the […]
