Mother Daughter

On Mothers in Memoirs

Nicki Richesin | Posted 05.15.2012

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

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In Defense of Mother-in-Laws

Lisa Wolfe | Posted 05.11.2012

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On this day of celebrating mothers for their love and hard work, how many of us are secretly (or not so secretly) dreading the brunch or dinner we're required to have with our mother-in-law?

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'I Have Decided to Accept You'

Leigh Ann Hoover | Posted 05.09.2012

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I thought we were at an impasse again, until one day when Mother suddenly looked up, made her "reflective" face, released a deliberate heavy sigh and said ...

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What My Mother Taught Me

Dr. Sharon Ufberg | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Unconditional Love, Motherhood, Self-Esteem, Mother's Day, Gratitude, Determination, Mother-Daughter, Mother's Day Tribute, Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer Awareness, Women News

My mother died before I ever married, had children of my own, finished graduate school or launched my own career. But the lessons she taught me have been there every step of the way.

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'Suddenly All I Wanted to Do Was Brush Her Hair'

Donna Johnson | Posted 05.04.2012

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What is the single most intense, fraught, infuriating and rewarding relationship in your life? For many women, the answer is a no-brainer: the one we have with our mothers.

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Like Mother, Like Daughter?

Michelle Persad | Posted 05.02.2012

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I don't even mind that some people, when informed that I'm my mother's child, might think I'm adopted. I don't mind that it looks like she chose me.

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'I’ve Always Felt That When You Inhale, I Exhale'

Posted 05.04.2012

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Jody Houston, 57, interviews her daughter, Barbara Cooper, 30. Jody Houston: You were born prematurely. The doctor came into the recovery room, a...

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Marathon Women

Susan Orlins | Posted 04.27.2012

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Shouldn't the mother be the one to soak up her little girl's I-did-it grin as she crosses the finish line? Or was this one of those role reversals dealt to us by the passing years?

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The Secret Reading Habits of Women

Jessica Pearce Rotondi | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Romantica, Romantic Novels, Chick Lit, Katie Roseman, Grandmother, Women and Books, Mother Daughter Relationships, Books-for-Women, Mother Daughter, Women and Reading, Women News

I'll never forget my first brush with "Romantica," that subgenre of romance novels with just enough sex content that you wouldn't want to be caught reading it in the DMV.

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What Mom Taught Me About Valentine's Day

Mary Lou Quinlan | Posted 04.13.2012

I grew up in a family where "I love you" was part of our everyday lives. Dad was so crazy about Mom that, on his hats, he put rivets that spelled out TGFM, "Thank God for Mary."

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When I Became My Mother

ThirdAge.com | Posted 01.07.2012

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Looking back, I realize that my mother had roots of her own. Her routine then was very different from mine now, but only in the particulars....

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A Child Left for College, a Young Woman Returns for Thanksgiving

Tamar Abrams | Posted 01.21.2012

Read More: Children, College, Thanksgiving, Childhood, Mothers, Separation, Parenthood, Mother Daughter Relationship, Mother Daughter Relationships, Mother Daughter, Parents-Moms, Parents News

The daughter who returns won't be the same as the one who left, but I'm not the same, either. I'm guessing that each time she returns we will have to get to know one another yet again, relieved at the familiar and surprised by the changes.

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A Role Model of Imperfection

Signe Whitson | Posted 12.27.2011

Read More: Mother-Daughter, Mother-Daughter Relationship, Parenting, Building Self-Esteem, Parenting Advice, Parents News

When I was a child, I adored every bit of my mother, from her kinky blonde hair to her bumpy thighs. Not the most flattering description, right?

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UPDATE: Mom, Daughter Allegedly Robbed Bank Together

Posted 12.12.2011

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It’s always heartwarming to see mothers and daughters remaining friends into adulthood and making memories together, but robbing banks together? Tha...

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Women's Art of Renewal: Carrie Mae Weems, Vanessa Beecroft, Sharon Lockhart, Catherine Opie and Lisa Yuskavage

G. Roger Denson | Posted 10.24.2011

Read More: Feminist Art, Homosocial, Gender Codes, Sharon Lockhart, Patriarchy, Female Homosocial, XX Chromosocial, Lisa Yuskavage, Mother-Daughter, Sexual Codes, Feminist Photography, Vanessa Beecroft, Carrie Mae Weems, Lesbians, Lesbian Families, Catherine Opie, Matriarchy, Arts News

Art long outlives the institutions and ideologies it is made to service.

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