Letter to My Mother, Now That I Am Grateful
When I was a baby, you said that my father wouldn't let you bathe me because he felt you weren't strong enough to hold me. But what he didn't realize was that you are the strongest woman I know.When I...
View ArticleThe Importance of Aunts
My sister had her first child on Wednesday, April 29th, and that made me a first time "official" aunt. (I decided that in keeping with my family's Eastern European Jewish heritage, I wanted to be...
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In New Orleans, Too Many of Us Know Victims of Gun Violence (Video)
On Mother's Day morning, I found the Sunday edition of the New Orleans Times Picayune on my lawn. The picture here shows that day's front page. The headline of the feature story on the left reads,...
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5 Great Mother's Day Gifts For Stylish Moms
Daughters, Sisters, Friends, Mothers... are you ready for Mother's Day this coming Sunday?Well if you need a little help, here are five fabulous gift ideas for any stylish mom from high-end to low,...
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A Tale of Three Mothers on Mother's Day
My younger daughter was baptized on Pentecost Sunday in 2008. It happened also to be Mother’s Day that Sunday. My mother, my father and my daughters’ godparents all came to town for the big event, as...
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What Lesbian Moms Want for Mother's Day: Divorce
Alright, maybe "want" is putting it a bit strongly. But "need," unfortunately, is an accurate term. Yes, love is love, and yes, parents are parents, and yes, all families are different. But let's get...
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It's Mother's Day: What Do You Do When Your Mother Is Gone?
Your mom died. You really miss her. And here it is, those media-saturated days just before Mother's Day. You are not going to be doing any of the things for her that the TV commercials, newspaper ads,...
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Show Your Mama Some Love (or Facebook Like)
Epic Change has launched a clever social media infused fundraiser for Mother's Day, called To Mama With Love. Leveraging the emotional connection we feel with our own mothers or our own pride of being...
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Do Tell: Share What You Stole From Your Mom and Win Her (and You!) a $100...
Do you steal stuff from your mom or another female relative? No? Nothing? We don't believe you.BlogHer's own Denise steals her mother's socks."After years of doing this, one of the first things I do...
View ArticleMother's Day
You would think that after weeping in a handful of Hallmark stores, avoiding brunch establishments in May, and sitting through several dozen celebrations of other women, that those finally parenting...
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