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How Women Lose Themselves in Motherhood

Mia Redrick | Posted 05.31.2012

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Mia Redrick

So many women lose themselves in motherhood. I call this the "Silent War," the process of slowly fading away from yourself, your interests and your passions without even realizing it's happening.

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Worrying About What Our Teens are Reading? Really?

Barbara Greenberg | Posted 05.30.2012

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Barbara Greenberg

When I was growing up, my mom's best gift to me was to take me to the library.

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Storytelling in the Age of Screens

John McCormick | Posted 05.30.2012

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John McCormick

How do I tear the kids away from flashing lights and explosions and get them to sit with a book or tell a story?

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The Mother-Daughter Relationship: Complex at Age 5?

Kerry Lyons | Posted 05.26.2012

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Kerry Lyons

When my daughter was only 3, she told me quite assertively: "I will never like what you want me to wear. Never ever in my whole life!"

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Fathers and Daughters -- and Moms: Is There Room for Everyone?

Dr. Peggy Drexler | Posted 05.21.2012

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Dr. Peggy Drexler

Can a mom truly encourage a daughter to be close to her father without comparing her daughter's experience to her own?

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Photographer's Magical Tribute To Her Mother

The Huffington Post | Priscilla Frank | Posted 05.18.2012

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Kirsty Mitchell is a former fashion designer who worked under both Alexander McQueen and Hussein Chalayan as a student. However, she found her ultimat...

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Mother's Day Is Over, and Many Moms Still Struggling

Margie Omero | Posted 05.21.2012

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Margie Omero

New Gallup polling suggests the joys of motherhood can bring added challenges. The most striking finding is how much stay-at-home moms in particular suffer.

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A Daughter's Love

Liz Black | Posted 05.17.2012

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Liz Black

I felt myself breaking down. I kept thinking back to the things I never did, that I would never be able to do with her. I began to mourn my Mother while she was still alive.

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The Same Story? Again?! Storytelling as an Emotional Security Blanket

John McCormick | Posted 05.18.2012

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John McCormick

I used to wonder why my sons asked for the same story night after night. I came to the conclusion that kids simply enjoy the comfort of repetition. Think of it as an emotional security blanket.

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My Mother Wishes I Were Gay

Stephanie Covington Armstrong | Posted 05.16.2012

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Stephanie Covington Armstrong

My mother keeps prodding me to come out of the closet. She wants me to accept my rightful place in the world as a gay woman. I am probably the only straight woman in America whose mother keeps a watch for latent homosexual urges.

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A Toast to Imperfect Mother's Days

Beth Jones | Posted 05.16.2012

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Beth Jones

The only photo I have from this year's Mother's Day is of my son standing between a barrel of swords and a heavy-set Steampunk in a Revolutionary War costume.

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On Mothers in Memoirs

Nicki Richesin | Posted 05.15.2012

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Nicki Richesin

One hopes by writing their fierce and evocative memoirs, they can keep their mothers' ghosts at bay.

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Can We Stop the Mom and Dad Debate and Talk about Kids?

Jim Higley | Posted 05.15.2012

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Jim Higley

How about we talk about kids for a change? How about we toss out some encouragement for what we are all doing? How about we remind each other why parenting matters? The other stuff can wait.

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Being a Mother & Being Good Enough -- Two Mutually Exclusive Concepts?

Barbara Greenberg | Posted 05.15.2012

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Barbara Greenberg

Most of us are doing the best we can, whether or not we are breastfeeding for three months or three years or carrying our little ones on our hips or pushing them in strollers.

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First Motherless Mother's Day -- Not

Larry Ross | Posted 05.14.2012

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Larry Ross

This will be the first Mother's Day of my life without my mother physically, but she'll be with me in spirit.

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The Only Mommy War Worth Waging

Kristen Howerton | Posted 05.15.2012

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Kristen Howerton

Let's stop quibbling about what competent mothers are choosing for their kids, and step it up for the kids that don't have one

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Up Close and Not So Personal with 50 Shades of Gray author, E L James

Julie Gerstenblatt | Posted 05.14.2012

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Julie Gerstenblatt

I don't want E L James to be the poster child for my personal understanding of sexuality or for woman's sexual empowerment in a general sense. And the good news is, neither does E L James.

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Obamacare Is Good for Moms

Jessica Arons | Posted 05.14.2012

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Jessica Arons

People always say good health is the greatest gift, so let's make health a priority this Mother's Day. Now that I am a mother myself, I am even more a...

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A Mother's Day Mission

Francine LeFrak | Posted 05.14.2012

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Francine LeFrak

This Mother's Day, I am even more motivated to find what else we, as women, can do on this day to advance global womanhood and empower each other.

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Manning Up to Motherhood

Sybil Adelman Sage | Posted 05.14.2012

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Sybil Adelman Sage

Many of us mothers with children under the age of 70 living at home are having trouble finding time to read; we're busy cutting our children's steaks and setting out their Lipitor.

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Parenting, The Most Important Job You'll Ever Have

Chris Cuthbert | Posted 05.17.2012

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Chris Cuthbert

Assuming all parents will naturally be able to nurture their babies is misguided, and it means we aren't giving parents the support they want and need. This must change.

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Insights Into Mother's Day

Dr. Isaac Eliaz | Posted 05.15.2012

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Dr. Isaac Eliaz

The strong life energy of the spring moves our emotions, and if we are listening, we can find the places where our energy is stuck -- the places that need healing.

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SLIDESHOW: Honoring 5 Moms Who Made The Ultimate Sacrifice For Their Children

Posted 05.13.2012

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On Mother’s Day, we have the chance to honor our lifelong heroes –- the women who brought us into this world and continue to nurture us no matter ...

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This Mother's Day Moms Are Off the Sidelines and Playing to Win

Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner | Posted 05.13.2012

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Modern moms aren't Soccer Moms standing on the sidelines; we're Networked Moms working on the front lines. This year we're in the game and we're playing to win!

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PHOTOS: Celebrate YOUR Fabulous Mom!

Huffington Post | Julee Wilson | Posted 05.13.2012

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Like the song says, "I'll always love my mama--she's my favorite girl!"--and we at the HuffPost Black Voices couldn't agree more! So in celebration...

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