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Mother's Day

Little girl lost, little girl found
I never thought I'd be able to enjoy Mother's Day again. Then, life brought me Annabelle.
By Ann Hood May 10, 2008
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.
By Garrison Keillor May 7, 2008
Faster than a speeding stroller ...
Introducing "Supermom" trading cards. Create your own!
Katharine Mieszkowski May 11, 2006
Mom's the word
The woman shelved her movie-star dreams to change your putrid diapers. This Mother's Day, send her a sonnet.
By Garrison Keillor Apr 26, 2006
What she gave
It wasn't until the fourth year after her death that I truly understood the gifts my mother -- a mess like all of us -- had left me.
By Anne Lamott May 8, 2005
The diva from West Drayton
My mother cultivated glamour, spoke unmentionable truths, and was my closest friend. I don't need Mother's Day ads to make me miss her.
By Tina Brown May 8, 2003
New last words for my mother
I meant what I said, but I wish I hadn't said it.
By Lu Vickers May 10, 2002
The other woman
When my mom split up with my not-mom, Mother's Day lost its charm.
By Molly Hennessy-Fiske May 10, 2001
The purse of the Barrymores
Jaid Barrymore busted for gun possession and illegal postering.
By Amy Reiter May 16, 2000
Sentimental hogwash
In or out of the mental hospital, my mother always found a moment to write the note that would excuse me from Mother's Day.
By Douglas Cruickshank May 12, 2000
Stripper mauled
Paula Jones "that kind of girl" after all; but Mike Tyson, "upset" by stripper's advances, not that kind of boy.
By Amy Reiter May 11, 2000
An introduction
We devote a week to Mother's Day and the messages that don't fit on the cards.
By Jennifer Foote Sweeney May 8, 2000
What a few good women can do
On Mother's Day, a million mothers will march for gun control.
By Jean Hanff Korelitz Mar 13, 2000
Thinking of you
On Mother's Day, a daughter finds she can't escape the painful childhood memories that she hides from the rest of the year.
By Rose Stoll May 6, 1998
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