Motherhood

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I'm sleeping with my best friend's fiancé
I didn't like him at first because he was treating her bad, but now I've got him under my skin.
What's so wrong with a pregnancy pact?
The media is apoplectic about the knocked-up Gloucester girls, but as a former teen mother, I think there was some wisdom in their plan.
Holy Mary, mother of God ... lactivist icon?
The Vatican condones depictions of baby Jesus at the breast.
How gay it would be
I know a mother is supposed to accept her children as they are. But my son has one painful flaw -- he's straight.
The mother-daughter wars
Rebecca Walker's denunciation of feminism and her mother Alice Walker has a lot to teach us about the choices women make and the daughters who judge them.
Will my boyfriend ever want kids and marriage?
He recoils at the idea now, but he's only 26. Should I assume he'll change? Or move on?
And baby daddy makes three
Memoirist Mary Pols talks about coparenting with her one-night stand.
Hard labor
Washington state prisons offer incarcerated mothers birth and parenting support.
I'm a mom who needs more solitude
Is there something wrong with me? Why can't I just be lovable and outgoing?
My brother abused me -- now our parents want us all together again!
I would like to help them celebrate their 50th anniversary, but I dread being in the same room with that man.
How I misspent my European vacation
My trip to Italy was perfect -- except for the part where I couldn't stop worrying about money, my children and the state of my marriage.
Why Mother's Day?
Because you entered this cold world causing her more pain than she thought possible and now she won't ever give up on you.
Pregnancy in the lap of luxury?
More expectant moms are working until the last possible minute.
Stop the mommy madness
Forget those parenting books, forget what your friends do. "Opting In" author Amy Richards wants mothers to listen to someone else -- themselves.
Sins of the mothers
Jonathan Coe's graceful new novel is the tale of daughters destined to repeat the failures of their mothers.
Marching into the mommy wars
Everyone has an opinion about stay-at-home mothers. With her new novel, Meg Wolitzer has just one agenda -- to tell the truth about their lives.
My ex wants our 14-year-old daughter to witness his new wife's childbirth
It irks me to imagine my daughter in the delivery room with her stepmother, but I don't know if I should object.
Should I move back to Wisconsin because my mother has cancer?
I moved to Colorado but could move back if I had to.
I get grossed out when I hear, "I'm a mom!"
I'm about to be a mom, actually, but I don't want to just be a mom.
I'm a busy single mom and I just don't want to date
My mother is bugging me to go out, but really, with three kids, this isn't the time.
My partner is being stalked by a trolling MILF
They have a professional relationship, but she's stepping over the line.
"I would want to give my child, like, everything"
A study offers a reminder that many women have abortions because they want to be good mothers.
The baby I turned away
I was desperate to adopt a girl from India -- until I discovered she might have developmental problems. Will I ever stop thinking about the child I rejected?
Time off to care for kids? Hope you don't need your pension
The British government reneged on an amendment that would have allowed mothers to make up for pension contributions they missed while caring for their children.
The whole "working mother" thing actually works
A new study finds that moms with jobs are happier than their stay-at-home counterparts. Take that, Caitlin Flanagan.
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