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Obama, McCain and Mother Vote
Lisa Witter | Posted 06.30.2008 | Politics
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Obama may have the clear advantage with the mother vote on the image, talk and policy fronts, but McCain has shown lately that he isn't willing to let the mom vote go without a fight.
SelfMatters: The Greatest Regret is Love Unexpressed
Beth Weinstock | Posted 06.24.2008 | Living
At a two-day meditation retreat, I recently had one of those life-changing experiences. Sitting on my mat, I felt a powerful surge of gratitude and love for my mother.
Mothers Rocking the Prison Cradle
Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 06.23.2008 | Politics
Childbirth is not so joyous for the growing number of women who give birth behind bars -- but the bond between a mother in jail and her children does not have to be severed.
Ask a Working Woman
Arlene Holt Baker | Posted 05.21.2008 | Living
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A majority of women say they're worried about such fundamental economic issues as paying for health care, not having retirement security, and pay not keeping up with the cost of living.
NBC and Teleflora Say Adoptive Mothers are "Non-Moms"
Joanne Bamberger | Posted 05.14.2008 | Media
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It's bad enough we have to deal with people asking my daughter where her "real mom" is. I don't need the mainstream media feeding the insinuation that non-biological families are second best.
Mother's Day: The Morning After
Rep. Carolyn Maloney | Posted 05.12.2008 | Politics
Because Mother's Day is over, the next 364 days will be harder than they ought to be. Washington has done nothing to make mothers lives easier in the past 15 years.
Happy Mother's Day, Really?
Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner | Posted 05.11.2008 | Politics
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The question, "Does our country do more than pay lip service to the important role of mothers?" becomes more pressing each day as the economy tightens and families struggle to keep up.
A Mother's Day Gift That Would Mean Something
Stephanie Coontz | Posted 05.09.2008 | Politics
If politicians and businesses would initiate a serious discussion of how to provide quality childcare to America's families, that would be one Mother's Day gift that wouldn't be tossed aside.
Making Peace with Mom
Alison Rose Levy | Posted 05.09.2008 | Living
It isn't so easy to feel warm and cuddly if you had a Mom who wasn't cut out for motherhood. I help people to make peace with Mom and to come to terms with their relationship.
When Mom is Dead
Irene Rubaum-Keller | Posted 05.06.2008 | Living
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Whether you lost your Mom this year or 40 years ago, Mother's Day is never going to be the same for you.
Giving Mom the Green
Lisa Selin Davis | Posted 04.23.2008 | Living
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My mother's favorite flowers are freesia. Alas, these South African native blooms sometimes have to travel thousands of miles to get to her, and it seems like a less lovely gift when a massive carbon footprint is tacked on.
The Day My Son Almost Died
Debra Condren | Posted 04.17.2008 | Living
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I make my living teaching women how to own their ambition in a society that has a double standard. It's our prevailing cultural paradigm: ambitious me...
Obama Mama
Erin Kotecki Vest | Posted 03.16.2008 | Politics
The insight into the life of Barack Obama's mother has given me that final piece of the puzzle, explaining the affection and admiration I have for this presidential candidate.
A Peaceful Revolution: Mothers' Twelve Days Of Christmas
Nanette Fondas | Posted 12.25.2007 | Living
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On the seventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me: Realistic, fair wages, excellent childcare, health care for all kids!
Your Child's Disorder May Be Yours, Too
New York Times | BENEDICT CAREY | Posted 12.09.2007 | Living
BY age 2 it was clear that the boy had a sensibility all his own, affectionate and distant at the same time, often more focused on patterns and object...
Governor Schwarzenegger Vetoes Families
Kristin Maschka | Posted 10.22.2007 | Living
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Schwarzenegger may want to avoid speaking to a conference of 11,000 fired-up women after he vetoed a collection of family-related bills last weekend.
The Battle Of The Mommy Gurus
Times of London | Frank Furedi | Posted 10.09.2007 | Living
Parenting gurus have always claimed to possess unique insights that gave them privileged access to the higher truth about childrearing. But recently t...
Plastic Fantastic!
Beth Lapides | Posted 10.01.2007 | Entertainment
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Maybe in the next episode of Tell me You Love Me they'll realize that the estrogens may be partially responsible for the husband's lack of sex drive. Or maybe that won't happen for another year.
Mother Love Not Required
Felicia C. Sullivan | Posted 09.19.2007 | Living
In our culture where mothers are sacrosanct, it is the ultimate taboo to sever ties with the woman who bore and raised you.
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