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Motherless

'Who Do You Call When You Have an Emergency?'

Gayle Tzemach Lemmon | Posted 05.10.2013 | Women
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Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

When people in the world of "haves" I now inhabit tell me that things are impossible or too hard to achieve, I think back immediately to the women I grew up with, single moms counted out by so many. And I am inspired by and grateful for their example.

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My Kids Will Know My Mother In The Way I Love Them

Claire Bidwell Smith | Posted 05.08.2013 | Parents
Read More: Motherless, Motherhood, Motherless Daughters, Grief, Death, Mothers and Daughters, Mother's Day 2013, Motherless Mothers, Mother's Day, Parents News
Claire Bidwell Smith

When I tuck my girls into bed at night, when I smooth Vera's hair away from her forehead when she has a fever, or scoop Juliette into my arms after a tumble, my heart spilling over for them, I often find myself breathless with the realization of just how much my mother loved me.

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The Day I Became Older Than My Mother

Tamsin Eva | Posted 03.04.2013 | Parents
Read More: Therapy, Anniversary-of-Death, Christmas Eve, Grief, Motherless Daughters, Motherless, Mom, Motherhood, Childhood, Losing Mom, Parents-Moms, Parents News
Tamsin Eva

Becoming older than a parent can be a troubling transition. At the most base, mathematical level, it's hard to comprehend how they can still be your parent if you are older than they ever were.

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