Motherhood

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So What Did You Do Today?

Heather Cabot | Posted 01.19.2009 | Living

Read More: Balancing Work and Family, Achievements, Organizing, Being a Mom, Responsibility, Children, Balancing Your Life, To-Do Lists, Life Coach, Motherhood, Prioritizing, Mothering Advice, Organization, Living News

Until I had my children, I never really appreciated what it felt like to get to dinnertime and wonder what you really accomplished that day -- yet feel exhausted.

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Confessions of a Recovering Twilight Addict

Kimberly Burger Capozzi | Posted 01.18.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Kids, Working Mothers, Mothering, Stephenie Meyer Twilight, Motherhood, Twilight, Twilight Books, Mothers, Fantasy, Entertainment News

My favorite fairy tale before Twilight was the one where the 1970s girl grows up to have a stunning career and a family.

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Motherhood Tales: My Little Runaway

Thelma Adams | Posted 01.14.2009 | Living

Read More: Nicole Quinn, Hudson Valley, Running Away, Relationships, Working Mothers, Runaways, Motherhood, Thomas Cole, Parenting, Focus on the Family, Happiness, Frederic Church, Lizzy, Mothers and Daughters, Family, Living News

How very dare she? I thought. I couldn't be a better mother than I am, I read child-rearing books. I managed my anger -- not well, but better.

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The Tyranny of Perfection

Jane Shure | Posted 01.10.2009 | Living

Read More: Jane Fonda, Eating Disorders, Sexual Abuse, Perfectionism, Parent Child Relationships, Mother Daughter Relationships, Motherhood, Parenting, Living News

So often, daughters and sons blame themselves for the unknown tragedies in their parents' childhoods. Often without awareness, they seek to transform their parent's sadness.

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It's A Post-Balance World: Personal Training with the Wii

Risa Green | Posted 01.02.2009 | Living

Read More: Wii, Balance, Work-Life Balance, Mommy Track'd, Risa Green, Post Thanksgiving Weight, Wii Workout, Motherhood, Wii Fitness, Living News

I created a Mii (an avatar to represent me on screen while I work out) and then I selected a personal trainer. I chose the male, because he was kind of hot, in a digitized sort of way.

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Seeds of Affection

Kate Lear | Posted 12.26.2008 | Living

Read More: Holidays, Marriage, Motherhood, Divorce, Love, Remarriage, Family, Living News

My father found a very real, deep and uncomplicated love and I am so grateful for that. And the impetus for wanting to write this modern "love story" is a moment that took my breath away a few weeks ago during the holidays.

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The Museum of Motherhood

Lucia Brawley | Posted 12.10.2008 | Living

Read More: Women, Obama, Motherhood, Female Monuments, Women's Issues, Mothers, Barack Obama, Living News

I propose an internationally recognized Museum of Motherhood (M.O.M.), based in Washington, D.C.

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Balancing Motherhood, Marriage and Friendship: An Interview With Allison Winn Scotch

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 11.07.2008 | Living

Read More: Allison Winn Scotch, Maintaining Friendships, Time, Living News, Relationships, Infertility, Motherhood, Random House, Female Friendships, Virtual Friends, Isolation, Time of My Life, Friendship by the Book, Marriage, Loneliness, 30-Something, Weinstein Company, Syle, Living News

Time of Your Life tells the story of Jillian -- a thirty-something, married, suburban mother -- who suddenly sees her life playing out a different way than it did seven years ago, jumps to fix it, and takes the reader along for the ride

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Women Respond To Palin -- Part 2, MomsRising

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 10.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: The Motherhood Manifesto, Vice President, John McCain, Ann Crittendon, Single Mothers, MomsVote'08, The Price of Motherhood, Motherhood, Momsrising, Sarah Palin, Joan Blades, Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, Poverty, Working Mothers, Politics News

MomsRising tackles problems that don't get adequate recognition.

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Palin et al: Please Talk About Corn

Susan Straight | Posted 10.17.2008 | Home

Read More: Scott Mcclellan, John Travolta, Sex, Corn, Economy, Motherhood, Sarah Palin, California, Home News

On Friday night, Sarah Palin appeared on television as part of her interview series with Charles Gibson. I finally sat down to watch this woman,...

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Palin's Motherhood Responsibility

Lisa Conte | Posted 10.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Sarah Palin, Motherhood, Children, Special Needs, Politics News

Gov. Palin may be doing the most responsible thing for her family by accepting the VP nomination and the staff and resources it will bring to her.

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RNC Speech Proves Sarah Palin is Not "Every Woman"

Kim Mance | Posted 10.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: Sarah Palin Vp, Mccain Palin Ticket, Women Voters, McCain Palin, Motherhood, Sarah Palin Vice President, Palin Mccain, Feminist Vote, Feminism, Sarah Palin, Palin Convention Speech, Sarah Palin Speech, Palin Speech, Sarah Palin Convention Speech, Politics News

As a woman and feminist, I'm not buying all the rhetoric. Mainly because Sarah Palin is the most anti-women woman to hit national politics to date.

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Gov. Palin: Is Not Taking Maternity Leave a Conservative Value?

Kim Stagliano | Posted 09.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: Down Syndrome, John McCain, Commitment, Motherhood, Sarah Palin, Sarah Palin Mother, Mccain Palin Ticket, Sarah Palin Vp Pick, Sarah Palin Kids, Sarah Palin Reaction, Politics News

Once you've chosen to have five children, and your infant has special needs, who needs you more, your family or your job?

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In Defense of Elizabeth Edwards and Other Enablers [Updated]

Lee Woodruff | Posted 09.14.2008 | Living

Read More: Motherhood, John Edwards Affair, John Edwards, Edwards Affair, Elizabeth Edwards, Living News

When backed into a corner, a mother lion will fight to the death to spare her cubs. It's programmed into human nature.

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Mind Over Munchies: 6 Ways To Maintain Your Weight

Heather Cabot | Posted 08.07.2008 | Living

Read More: Motherhood, Parenting, Diet, Weight-Loss, Living News

With bathing suit season in full swing and celebrity moms parading around in skinny jeans, I thought now might be a good time to share some tips on weight maintenance for moms.

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Women's Equality ... Why Not Now?

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 07.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, National Organization for Women, Women's Rights, Women's Issues, Motherhood, Family and Medical Leave Act, Pat Schroeder, Women and Work, Rep. Carolyn Maloney, Ron Dellums, Gloucester High School Pregnancy, Family Values, Lisa Witter, Women's Health, Women and Politics, Hillary Clinton, Women of Color Policy Network, Politics News

Firecrackers and picnics aside, Abigail Adams didn't get to sign the Declaration of Independence, Betsy Ross sewed the flag, and how many people even know who Deborah Samson Gannett was?

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Pregnant Mothers' Cell Phone Use Can Harm Babies

ENN.com | Posted 06.13.2008 | Green

Read More: Motherhood, Pregnancy, Hyperactivity, Cell Phones and Cancer, Cell Phones and Babies, Green News

Women who use mobile phones when pregnant are more likely to give birth to children with behavioral problems, according to a study of more than 13,000...

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An Autism Mom Leaves the Pod

Kim Stagliano | Posted 05.29.2008 | Living

Read More: Autism, Motherhood, Travel, Autism One, Embracing Autism, Living News

Leaving "the pod," as I call going out of town, requires Herculean effort. I'm sure most moms can relate, especially autism moms.

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Katie Knows Best: Let Suri Have Her Bottle

Tatiana Boncompagni | Posted 07.23.2008 | Living

Read More: Tooth Decay, Parenting, Motherhood, Milk, Katie Holmes, Suri Cruise, Maternal Profiling, Suri Cruise Pictures, Bottle, Celebrity Kids, Living News

My daughter is 22 months old, nearly two, and she still gets her milk bottle -- just like Suri Cruise, the oft-photographed daughter of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes. Does that make me a bad mother? According to the celebrity weeklies, yes.

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Motherhood is a Friendship-Killer

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 05.16.2008 | Living

Read More: Time, Female Friendships. Women, Mother's Day, Best Friends Forever, Friendship Deficit, Motherhood, Circle of Friends, Toxic Friends, Bff, Living News

This Mother's Day, give yourself a little gift that no one else would ever think of. Jot down an appointment on your calendar to have lunch with a friend, or to have a girls night out.

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