Moms

Happy Mother's Day...You Earned It!

Tamar Abrams | Posted 06.04.2009 | Living

Read More: Single Moms, Motherhood, Happy Mother's Day, Moms, Children, Mother's Day, Mothers, Teenagers, Living News
Tamar Abrams

Motherhood is the only role I've ever had where I simultaneously feel I am doing pretty well at it and am sure that I know nothing. You'd think that a...

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QUIZ: What to get Mom? Just think of...YOU!

Jilly Gagnon | Posted 06.03.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Quiz, Lindsay Lohan, Kids, Humor, Satire, Mother's Day Gift, Mother's Day, Mom, Moms, Comedy, Humor and Satire, Mothers, Comedy News
Jilly Gagnon

If you answered mostly d's: Give yourself a treat this mother's day and rebury her body in a location that's not tied to you.

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The Perfect Italian Accessory: A Red Ducati

Lorraine Roe | Posted 06.01.2009 | Style

Read More: Women, Harley-Davidson, Motorcycles, Moms, Accessories, Ducati, Style News
Lorraine Roe

Another nice feature of motorcycle riding is that no one asks me for stuff from the back seat, while I'm driving. Secondly, I don't have to carry this Italian accessory, it carries me in style.

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4 Things Moms are Really Thinking About Swine Flu

Romi Lassally | Posted 06.01.2009 | Living

Read More: Confessions, Parenting, Moms, Swine Flu, H1n1 Flu, H1n1, Living News
Romi Lassally

As a mother of young children, I've been bombarded on all fronts by swine flu facts and fiction. What precautions should we take and how should we talk about it with the kids?

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Maddie Spohr: Tragic Death Inspires Web Community

Michelle Lamar | Posted 05.14.2009 | Living

Read More: Blogs, Internet, Bloggers, Motherhood, Parenting, Moms, Babies, Blogging, Twitter, Matt Lauer, Today Show, Demi Moore, Jimmy Fallon, Celebrities, Health, Maddie Sphor, Living News
Michelle Lamar

Since Maddie passed, almost $24,000 has been raised for the March of Dimes.

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There's Something About Michelle

Peggy Drexler | Posted 05.11.2009 | Living

Read More: Motherhood, Mom-in-Chief, Moms, Michelle Obama, Mothers, Michelle Obama Style, Living News
Peggy Drexler

Michelle is an object lesson in the power of mothers, a reminder that their work is empowering, comforting, instructive and joyous. And more than any time in recent memory, we need it.

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Funny Emails From Mom

Doree Shafrir | Posted 05.08.2009 | Media

Read More: Internet, Mother Daughter Relationships, Sex, Email, Moms, Facebook, Mothers, Parenting, Parents, Media News
Doree Shafrir

I've decided that moms are able to pack so much into one email because they sit down at the computer as though they were making a phone call -- but end up just kind of talking to themselves.

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Working Hard to Relax

Jamie Woolf | Posted 05.04.2009 | Living

Read More: Stress, Leadership, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Play, Relax, Parenting, Moms, Parents, Living News
Jamie Woolf

We need reform in those pressure cookers we call the workplace. While your boss might not allow recess breaks, studies show that play increases productivity in the office up to 127 percent.

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Why Women Grieve For Natasha Richardson

Amy Spies | Posted 04.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Women, Moms, Natasha Richardson, Daughters, Natasha Richardson Dead, Living News
Amy Spies

Why did the sad, accidental death of Natasha Richardson make my girlfriends feel like they'd been punched in the gut? I heard repeatedly, "I just can't get over it."

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An Emotional Stimulus Plan: Invest in Your Family and It Will Pay Big Dividends

Jamie Woolf | Posted 04.13.2009 | Living

Read More: Motherhood, Fatherhood, Parenting, Parenting Tips, Moms, Emotional Stimulus, Parenting Advice, Fathers, Living News
Jamie Woolf

Investing in your family is like adding to your bank account: it builds emotional reserves your children can draw from for years to come.

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Passing on the Pacifier

Heather Cabot | Posted 03.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Paci, The Well Mom, Heather Cabot, Well Mom, Binky, Pacifier, Parenting Tips, Children, Raising Children, Parenting, Babies, Mothering Advice, Mothers, Vaccines, Kids, Mothering, Doctors, Moms, Parenting Advice, Parents, Living News
Heather Cabot

I was the one who wasn't ready to let Paci go. Finally reaching the milestone felt really big. It was something so mundane and yet, it weighed on me.

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A Journey to Remember

Tamar Abrams | Posted 03.05.2009 | Living

Read More: Aging, Travel, Senior Citizens, Parenting, Children, Krakow, Emotion, New Zealand, Rome, Single Motherhood, Motherhood, Italy, Mothers, Maine, Jamaica, Emotions, Single Parents, Family Values, Poland, Traveling, Christmas, Moms, Love, Kayaking, Parenting Advice, Family, Living News
Tamar Abrams

My child's increasing self-reliance has given me the time to reflect on my parents' lives. I've always been grateful to have arrived at midlife with two vital parents who live nearby.

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Pumping in Public

Christen Clifford | Posted 03.02.2009 | Style

Read More: Women's Rights, Women, Nursing, The New Yorker, Women's Issues, Breastfeeding, Milk, Breast Feeding, Breasts, Parenting, Facebook, Babies, Salon, New Moms, Mothers, New Yorker, Women's Health, Moms, Style News
Christen Clifford

The R train wasn't the ideal place to be squeezing out human milk, but it's a part of breastfeeding: women should be able to nurse everywhere and pump everywhere too.

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At-Home Mothers & the National Service Track

Barri Gordon Waltcher | Posted 03.02.2009 | Living

Read More: Community Service, Michelle Obama, Volunteering, First Lady, Kids, Children, New York State, Obama Community Organizer, Schools, Parenting, Fundraising, Moms, Mothers, Barack Obama, Caroline Kennedy, Parents, Living News
Barri Gordon Waltcher

The type of volunteering that SAHM's tend to do -- tasks associated with PTAs, sports teams, etc -- is largely viewed as unskilled, with questionable economic value.

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Manic Mommy's Virtual Blog for Blood Drive

Stephanie Elliot | Posted 03.01.2009 | Living

Read More: Blood Types, Kids, Children, Health, Giving Back, Helping Others, Hospitals, Donating Blood, Donations, Moms, Families, Death, Life, Living News
Stephanie Elliot

Giving blood is not painful, and you'll come away from this experience feeling like you've just given someone the greatest most expensive gift: life.

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Admiring Continents

Pablo Ganguli | Posted 03.01.2009 | Style

Read More: India, Michel Foucault, South Pacific, Morocco, New Delhi, Mumbai, Travel, Film, Mothers, Paris, Papua New Guinea, Jacques Derrida, Calcutta, North Africa, Quentin Crisp, Sagittarius, Marrakesh, Traveling, Africa, Moms, Europe, Style News
Pablo Ganguli

I still do not know what possessing Indian nationality signifies. I have always felt so very un-Indian with only rare flashbacks of nostalgia for things from the sub-continent.

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The List

Nia Vardalos | Posted 02.27.2009 | Living

Read More: Candy, Lawyers, Americans, Dads, Humor, Children, Canadians, United States, New Year's Commentary, Parenting, January, Gay Adoption, Adoption Within the Us, Canada, Joy, Happiness, Adoption, New Year's Resolutions, National Adoption Day, Kids, New Year's Resolution, The Alliance for Children's Rights, Moms, Excitement, Pro Bono, M&m's, Foster Care, November, Parents, Living News
Nia Vardalos

A common misconception about adoption is that to get a kid you just have to go to another country and be as pretty as Angelina Jolie. As studio executives and movie reviewers have informed me again and again, I'm not.

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Peaceful Revolution: Getting to the Truth

Cali Ressler and Jody Thompson | Posted 02.27.2009 | Living

Read More: Women, Employees, Women's Issues, Work/Life Balance, A Peaceful Revolution, Jobs, Momsrising, Working Together, Peaceful Revolution, Teamwork, momsrising.org, Corporate America, Health, Comfort, Moms, Flexible Work Schedules, Living News
Cali Ressler and Jody Thompson

We've read a number of studies that talk about how it's not uncommon for managers at large organizations to "fly under the radar" with their own pro-employee, results-oriented work culture.

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Want Your Kids to Eat Their Veggies? Tell Them to Eat Their Barack-O-lli and It Just Might Work!

Donna Fish | Posted 02.27.2009 | Living

Read More: Picky Eaters, President's Popularity, Childhood Nutrition, Barack Obama, Healthy Eating, Healthy Living, Youth Vote, Parenting Tips, Children, Parenting, Healthy Eating Habits, Kids and Healthy Eating, Mothers, New York City, Obama Youth Voters, Vitamins, Fruit, Obama Youth Vote, Kids, Vegetables, Food, Minerals, Moms, Parenting Advice, Living News
Donna Fish

Console yourself that you're amongst the millions of other parents who can't get their kids to eat vegetables. I haven't heard of one case of scurvy reported lately, have you?

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The Obama Presidency and the Triumph of the Single Parent

Jason Notte | Posted 02.22.2009 | Living

Read More: Children of Single Parents, Obama's Inauguration, Ann Dunham, Single Parents, Obama Inauguration, Stanley Ann Dunham, Barack Obama Inauguration, Barack Obama, Children, Mothers and Sons, Mothers, Single Mothers, Kids, Moms, Families, Love, Family, Living News
Jason Notte

Obama and his mother benefited not only from their own unique gifts, but from the willingness of Dunham's parents to assist in the process.

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Why "Gathering" with Friends is Key to Stress Relief

Kari Henley | Posted 02.13.2009 | Living

Read More: Hiking, Togetherness, Lifestyle, Friends, Activities, Poker, Babysitting, Community, Macaroni and Cheese, Getting Together, Stress Reduction, Mac and Cheese, Happiness Tips, Happiness, Joining Clubs, Friendship, Knitting, Soccer, Having Fun, Bridge, Meditation, Stress Relief, Scrapbooking, Gardening, Moms, Living News
Kari Henley

We are wired for 'village style' community lifestyles at the very core. Fundamentally, we long to belong.

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Peaceful Revolution: Obama: How the Mom Vote Played in this Election

Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner | Posted 12.07.2008 | Living

Read More: HuffPost Election Reaction, Election Reaction, HuffPost Election Analysis, Moms Voting, Election Analysis, Moms, Barack Obama, Living News
Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Moms vote. Early exit polls found that moms listened, voted, and played a major role in determining the outcome of this election.

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Moms Call In the Vote

Cooper Munroe | Posted 12.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: Women, Voting Stories, Women Voters, Voters, Nov 4 Voting Stories, Moms, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Voting, Politics News
Cooper Munroe

Moms Call In the Vote has, in a few short hours, become an amazing combination of citizen mom reporting and kitchen table heart and soul.

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In Defense of MILF

Magazine MILF | Posted 11.28.2008 | Style

Read More: The Graduate, Milf, Sex, Milfs, Moms, Hot Moms, Sexy, Style News
Magazine MILF

Postnatal women are no longer consigned to asexual frumpdom, and that is something to celebrate. Like men and fine wine, women get better with age.

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You've Sacrificed Everything For Your Mother...Now What?

Christine Hassler | Posted 11.28.2008 | Living

Read More: Career Advice, Twenty-Something Advice, The Balanced Life, Relationships, Moms, Job Search, Living News
Christine Hassler

Dear Christine, I put my career on hold two years ago in order to help my mom write a book, start a career, obtain a divorce, and find a new partner....

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