Mother's Day

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A shout-out to all of you childless singles out there, from the self-righteous mothers of the world!
  • Moms love the bad eggs more

    She devotes her life to a creep like Larry, but what about me? I'm the son who does everything I can to make her proud.
  • Little girl lost, little girl found

    I never thought I'd be able to enjoy Mother's Day again. Then, life brought me Annabelle.
  • Faster than a speeding stroller ...

    Introducing "Supermom" trading cards. Create your own!
  • Mom's the word

    The woman shelved her movie-star dreams to change your putrid diapers. This Mother's Day, send her a sonnet.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • New last words for my mother

    I meant what I said, but I wish I hadn't said it.
  • The other woman

    When my mom split up with my not-mom, Mother's Day lost its charm.
  • The purse of the Barrymores

    Jaid Barrymore busted for gun possession and illegal postering.
  • 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.
  • Stripper mauled

    Paula Jones "that kind of girl" after all; but Mike Tyson, "upset" by stripper's advances, not that kind of boy.
  • An introduction

    We devote a week to Mother's Day and the messages that don't fit on the cards.
  • What a few good women can do

    On Mother's Day, a million mothers will march for gun control.
  • 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.

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