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Massachusetts Lt. Gov. Jane Swift, succumbing to the pressures of "normal" motherhood, makes nannies of her staffers.
By Martha A. Ackmann
January 10, 2000
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In an exhaustive -- and exhausting -- book on motherhood, anthropologist Sara Blaffer Hrdy breaks some big news: There is no such thing as maternal instinct.
By Susan Caba
December 9, 1999
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Will staying unmarried save your relationship? Plus: Camille Paglia sparks new "Sensation" debate; should technology change the way we have children?
Letters to the Editor
November 24, 1999
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Mom looks like a cheap hooker; anguished daughter broods. Must be a chick flick.
By Mary Elizabeth Williams
November 12, 1999
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Loose guns and small kids are a bad combination; the "Woodstock 99" review is an excuse for Hornsby-bashing; is "Militia U." about educational liberty or military aid?
Letters to the Editor
October 28, 1999
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When they forsake the revolution to raise children at home, smart women fear they've made a stupid choice.
By Cecelie S. Berry
September 29, 1999
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You pay your handyman more than your nanny?! Plus: Pop psychology Mach test too close to Cosmo quiz; "broadband warrior" Jermoluk is wrong about wireless.
Letters to the Editor
September 20, 1999
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Albert Brooks proves all too effective at playing a screenwriter who's lost the golden touch.
By Stephanie Zacharek
August 27, 1999
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Women should be screened for thyroid disease during the first trimester, says the author of a new study.
By Dawn MacKeen
August 19, 1999
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In the middle of the night, the smell, feel and touch of a small child soothes a restless mother.
By Dulcie Leimbach
August 13, 1999
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One classmate is on her way to literary fame, anointed by the New Yorker; the other's on her way to the grocery store.
By Tracy Mayor
June 29, 1999
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By The Associated Press
June 18, 1999
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To learn how to mother well, you must first be mothered yourself.
By Martha Beck
May 4, 1999
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How a week at a yoga retreat saved me from the perfect parenting frenzy.
By Faulkner Fox
January 12, 1999
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All mothers have it. No one talks about it. That only makes it worse
By Anne Lamott
October 29, 1998
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Why do women get away with "accidentally" getting pregnant -- when if a man tried to pull the same manipulative stunt, he'd be Bobbitted?
By Tracy Quan
September 23, 1998
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Romantic fantasies are indulged in Jacques Demy's touchingly outmoded musical love letter, 'The Young Girls of Rochefort.
By Stephanie Zacharek
September 18, 1998
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I tell myself we're managing. I tell myself we're happy. In the meantime, my son's terror of strangers is breaking my heart.
By Beth Kephart
August 21, 1998
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Cynthia Joyce reviews Liz Phair's new album, 'whitechocolatespaceegg'
By Cynthia Joyce
August 21, 1998
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Still convinced that the time you forgot to hold your breath while pumping gas will cause irreparable damage to your unborn child?
By Anne S. Lewis
June 24, 1998
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What had I left in the Florida of my childhood vacations that I wanted my children to find?
By Ann Hood
June 17, 1998
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When a breast-fed infant dies from malnutrition, is the mother to blame?
By Dawn MacKeen
June 16, 1998
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Drama Queen for a Day contest. You think yourmother is nuts. This month's Drama Queen candidates share tales of evil moms who snoop, seduce and induce eating disorders.
June 10, 1998
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My son and I grew up together, will grow old together--and saved each other.
By Tessa Souter
April 29, 1998
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Mid-air diaper changes and occasional airsickness aside, flying with my toddler at the controls brings back the thrill I felt when my dad taught me to fly.
By Phaedra Hise
April 27, 1998