It has been a lot of confusion all year long, and now even my identity has changed. This will be the first year I do not have a mother to celebrate Mother's Day with.
Len Berman | Posted 07.10.2011
The Seattle Mariners have dumped Milton Bradley. Not a surprise. Despite being paid $12 million this season, he's batting .218. Which team will now hire him and proclaim, "He's a changed man"?
John Duffy, Psy.D. | Posted 11.17.2011
Let's face it. When things get tough, when something happens in life, when something goes awry, most teenagers I know still want mom.
Dominique Browning | Posted 11.17.2011
For Mother's Day, my wish is to give my children the promise, at least, that I will do whatever I can to clean up the mess my generation has been partly responsible for making.
Wendy Sachs | Posted 11.17.2011
Nannies may seem like a luxury or an indulgence for the elite. But the fact is, for most working moms in this country, outsourcing excellent childcare is how we can go to work, pay the bills and breathe a little easier.
BJ Gallagher | Posted 11.17.2011
"Join the club," Karen replied. "Welcome to the world of working mothers. I can guarantee you -- all working moms feel the same push/pull that you're experiencing. And I'll be some fathers do, too."
Sharon Duke Estroff | Posted 11.17.2011
If there's one thing I've learned after four kids and 18 years of parenting, it's this: as much as the mother shapes the child, the child shapes the mom.
Julie Daley | Posted 11.17.2011
Like most daughters, I complained about the ways my mother was flawed. And I grew up fighting my own flaws, especially as a mother, especially when my life got very hard.
Barbara Coombs Lee | Posted 11.17.2011
I certainly don't suggest forgoing the flowers and brunch this Mother's Day. But maybe this year we can also present mom with some reassurance that she alone will not carry the burden of difficult end-of-life decisions.
Toni Nagy | Posted 11.17.2011
Maybe it is the feminine impulse, the mother instinct, the maternal side in all of us that needs to become the more valued force?
Wendy Litner | Posted 11.17.2011
I know others take comfort in visiting lost loved ones, but it doesn't really do much for me. I don't believe my mom is really there. My mom isn't anywhere.
Dr. Cheryl Pappas | Posted 11.17.2011
Unlike many people I know, the truth of my relationship with my mother is that authentically, organically, uncommonly, she has always been my best friend.
The Huffington Post | Posted 11.17.2011
Mother's Day is today, May 8, 2011, and if you're looking for some last-minute inspiration for cards, notes and phone calls to Mom, these reflections ...
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand | Posted 07.08.2011
When women earn more, families are stronger and children have better access to quality health care and education. We must close the chronic wage gap that shortchanges women.
Posted 07.08.2011
Sunday marks Mother's Day, the time when kids and fathers should ban together to show mom how much they care: breakfast in bed, flowers, the whole nin...
Posted 07.08.2011
Sunday marks Mother's Day, the time when kids and fathers should ban together to show mom how much they care: breakfast in bed, flowers, the whole nin...
Posted 07.08.2011
Mom knows best. And so for our Mother's Day gift giveaway last week, we asked readers to share the best natural health advice their mothers offered wh...
The Huffington Post | Catharine Smith | Posted 07.07.2011
May 8 is Mother's Day, and Google is tipping its hat to moms everywhere with a spring-themed logo. Visitors to the Google home page on Sunday will...
Ranbir S. Sandhu, Ph.D. | Posted 07.25.2011
There is no specific "Mother's Day" in the Sikh faith. However, American Sikhs have joined enthusiastically in this annual reaffirmation of the important role of mothers in our lives.
Brad Hirschfield | Posted 07.07.2011
Our relationships with the Commandments, like our relationships with our parents, can become hollow routines. That's where the brilliance of Mother's Day comes in.
Arianna Huffington | Posted 11.17.2011
I'm celebrating Mother's Day with my two daughters while discussing with them Peggy Drexler's powerful and moving book about the relationship between fathers and daughters (Our Fathers, Ourselves) and remembering my own mother who passed away eleven years ago but remains the foundation of my life -- her fearlessness, her sense of adventure, her ability to find joy in the most commonplace things still guiding me. "Don't miss the moment," she kept reminding me. Her unconditional loving was her greatest gift to me, and the greatest gift we can all give to our children. Happy Mother's Day, moms! And to all the fathers, we love you too -- especially after reading Peggy's book.
Evelyne Politanoff | Posted 07.07.2011
"Les Fleurs c'est la Vie!" literally means "Flowers mean life" in French. This is certainly the philosophy of Olivier Giugni, the legendary French floral artist.
Lev Raphael | Posted 07.07.2011
If you think your mother is tough, now's the time to read Mommy Dressing. Louis Gould's mother was a famous fashion designer. "Don't perspire in this dress," she warned. "I never perspire. Why must you?"
Hector E. Sanchez | Posted 07.07.2011
Latina working women are some of the most vulnerable and lowest-paid working mothers in the nation. What is good for them is essential to the nation's future.
Victoria Loorz | Posted 07.07.2011
This year my children are celebrating my "special day" in a way that is far more meaningful to all of us: they're taking action to confront climate change, the most urgent crisis faced by their entire generation.
Sahar Taman | Posted 05.13.2012