http://dir.salon.com/topics/mothers_day/?source=rss&aim=mothers_day en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Sun, 10 May 2009 05:05:00 PDT By Heather Havrilesky Sun, 10 May 2009 05:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/05/10/mothers_day/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/05/10/mothers_day/index.html?source=rss A shout-out to all of you childless singles out there, from the self-righteous mothers of the world! By Garrison Keillor Sun, 10 May 2009 05:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/keillor/2009/05/06/mothers_day/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/keillor/2009/05/06/mothers_day/index.html?source=rss 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. By Ann Hood Sun, 10 May 2009 05:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/excerpt/2008/05/10/ann_hood/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/excerpt/2008/05/10/ann_hood/index.html?source=rss I never thought I'd be able to enjoy Mother's Day again. Then, life brought me Annabelle. By Katharine Mieszkowski Sun, 10 May 2009 05:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/05/11/supermoms/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/05/11/supermoms/index.html?source=rss Introducing "Supermom" trading cards. Create your own! By Garrison Keillor Sun, 10 May 2009 05:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/04/26/keillor/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/04/26/keillor/index.html?source=rss The woman shelved her movie-star dreams to change your putrid diapers. This Mother's Day, send her a sonnet. By Garrison Keillor Sun, 10 May 2009 05:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/keillor/2008/05/07/mothers_day/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/keillor/2008/05/07/mothers_day/index.html?source=rss 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 Anne Lamott Sun, 10 May 2009 05:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2005/05/08/lamott_mother/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2005/05/08/lamott_mother/index.html?source=rss 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 Tina Brown Sun, 10 May 2009 05:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/brown/2003/05/08/mothers_day/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/brown/2003/05/08/mothers_day/index.html?source=rss 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 Lu Vickers Sun, 10 May 2009 05:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2002/05/10/mothers_day/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2002/05/10/mothers_day/index.html?source=rss I meant what I said, but I wish I hadn't said it. By Molly Hennessy-Fiske Sun, 10 May 2009 05:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2001/05/10/gay_moms/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2001/05/10/gay_moms/index.html?source=rss When my mom split up with my not-mom, Mother's Day lost its charm. By Amy Reiter Sun, 10 May 2009 05:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2000/05/16/nptues/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2000/05/16/nptues/index.html?source=rss Jaid Barrymore busted for gun possession and illegal postering. By Douglas Cruickshank Sun, 10 May 2009 05:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2000/05/12/hogwash/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2000/05/12/hogwash/index.html?source=rss 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 Amy Reiter Sun, 10 May 2009 05:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2000/05/11/npthurs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2000/05/11/npthurs/index.html?source=rss Paula Jones "that kind of girl" after all; but Mike Tyson, "upset" by stripper's advances, not that kind of boy. By Jennifer Foote Sweeney Sun, 10 May 2009 05:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2000/05/08/mothers_intro/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2000/05/08/mothers_intro/index.html?source=rss We devote a week to Mother's Day and the messages that don't fit on the cards. By Jean Hanff Korelitz Sun, 10 May 2009 05:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2000/03/13/million_moms/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2000/03/13/million_moms/index.html?source=rss On Mother's Day, a million mothers will march for gun control. By Rose Stoll Sun, 10 May 2009 05:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/1998/05/06/06feature/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/1998/05/06/06feature/index.html?source=rss On Mother's Day, a daughter finds she can't escape the painful childhood memories that she hides from the rest of the year.