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Motherhood

  1. niche drama
    What’s All This Drama About a Pro-Trump Parenting Guru?Receipts have surfaced documenting four years of donations from the Taking Cara Babies founder to the MAGA Committee.
    By Claire Lampen
  2. power
    The Paid Leave Trump Doesn’t Want You to Know AboutThe government has done little to publicize a benefit that could help many overburdened parents — and it’s about to expire.
    By Angelina Chapin
  3. the bigger picture
    A Fascination With FamilyPhotographer Prin Rodriguez explores her personal history and ancestral archive.
    By Emily Burns
  4. coronavirus
    The Pandemic Is Squeezing Women Out of the WorkforceMothers are disproportionately likely to leave their jobs to take on child care full-time.
    By Claire Lampen
  5. kindercares
    Can I Talk to You About Preschool for All?It wasn’t easy, but after years of organizing, my county in Oregon will have universal early-childhood education.
    By Lydia Kiesling
  6. parental angst
    I Hate Halloween Less This Year?My Holiday Mom angst is calmer than usual.
    By Meaghan O'Connell
  7. all in the family
    ‘I Told Her I’ll Wear Two Masks’Three mothers discuss being unable to visit their incarcerated loved ones.
    As told to Angelina Chapin
  8. all in the family
    My Mom Is Thrilled You’re Washing Your HandsPersonally, I’ve never been more grateful she’s a nurse.
    By Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz
  9. all in the family
    My Mother Once Sold Horoscopes to SurviveI’m beginning to understand how the fall of her country prepared her for uncertainty.
    By Natasha Frid
  10. mothers and daughters
    25 Famous Women on Their MothersWith contributions from Kamala Harris, Zadie Smith, Tracee Ellis-Ross, and many more.
    By Charlotte Klein and Julie Ma
  11. all in the family
    My Memoir Almost Tore My Family ApartI believed in my book — my parents weren’t so sure.
    By Melissa Valentine
  12. all in the family
    How I Stopped Ghosting My FamilyThis year, I learned to do what my mother once did for me.
    By Beatrice Kilat
  13. childbirth
    Black Newborns Are 3 Times More Likely to Die When Treated by White DoctorsNew research exposes the harrowing racial disparities in childbirth and postnatal care.
    By Amanda Arnold
  14. fiction
    Want: A Novel Excerpt“My body almost single-handedly bankrupted us.”
    By Lynn Steger Strong
  15. police
    Secret Service Agents Accosted Two Black Mothers With a RifleThe women say they were pulled from their car and handcuffed while their young children looked on.
    By Hannah Gold
  16. sisters in hate
    How White Nationalists Weaponize MotherhoodA new book shows the way white-nationalist women use traditional femininity to mask hateful messages.
    By Angelina Chapin
  17. book excerpt
    Lost in the SystemA day in the life of a homeless single mother.
    By Lauren Sandler
  18. motherhood
    If Anything Happens to This Baby Orca, So Help Me GodPlease, let Tahlequah have a happy ending.
    By Amanda Arnold
  19. art and soul
    The Textile Artist Who’s Always Known How to Care for HerselfBillie Zangewa on strength, femininity, and the healing nature of domesticity.
    By Enuma Okoro
  20. what i learned
    Everything I Know for Sure About My Tiny BabyThe minute I think I’ve figured her out, she’s changed again.
    By Lauren Bans
  21. what i learned
    Has My Daughter Always Loved Solitude This Much?What I learned when my 4-year-old’s robust social life disappeared.
    By Carla Bruce-Eddings
  22. parenting
    The Sacrifice Black Children Shouldn’t Have to MakeThis country prizes Black children’s precocity — insists on it, even, much of the time.
    By Stacia Brown
  23. maternal health
    Watching a Livestreamed Home Birth Was Incredibly MovingI didn’t expect it to be so powerful.
    By Devine Blacksher
  24. read with us
    Our Mothers, Before UsWhat can we learn from images of the women we never met?
    By Edan Lepucki
  25. first person
    Some Questions About My MotherCan I make sense of her death by assuring myself of her life?
    By Kate Ristow
  26. coronavirus
    A Mother in Federal Prison Has Died of the CoronavirusAndrea Circle Bear is the first woman in federal custody to die from COVID. Advocates say she could have been saved.
    By Angelina Chapin
  27. read with us
    The Kind of Mother I’d BeBeginning a journey into the science of attachment.
    By Bethany Saltman
  28. coronavirus
    New York Launches COVID-19 Maternity Task ForceIt will help set up dedicated birthing centers to ease the burden on hospitals.
    By Claire Lampen
  29. read with us
    I Promised You a Job, Not a Family“I agree to follow him to his home, and to perform the job of being his mother.”
    By Hilary Leichter
  30. personal project
    My Kids Think I’m the Best Artist EverHaving kids gave me the pretense I needed.
    By Meaghan O'Connell
  31. dreams
    What Does It Mean If You’re Having Dreams About Babies?A dream expert explores seven common scenarios.
    By Claire Lampen
  32. first person
    Who Knew Meal Planning Could Make Me Feel This Way?I’m not a good cook, but I am a determined one.
    By Lydia Kiesling
  33. first person
    I Know the Day We Got ItA family of four weathers a fetid week of coronavirus.
    By Reyhan Harmanci
  34. parenting
    Divorced With Kids During a Pandemic“I want them to spend time together, but I want her home with me.”
    By Amanda Arnold
  35. it’s complicated
    My Husband Cheated When I Was 7 Months PregnantBefore his infidelity ended our marriage during my third trimester, my husband and I shared a love of food.
    By Lauren Bans
  36. coronavirus
    What If Coronavirus Means Your Kids Are Stuck at Home?We asked parents about their go-to indoor activities with kids.
    By Jen Gann
  37. so you want to be president
    Thinking About Kids? Here’s How the Candidates’ Child-Care Plans CompareChild care is expensive. Democrats don’t all agree on how to fix that.
    By Sarah Jones
  38. testing testing
    Mommy Can’t Talk Right Now — She’s Dopamine FastingI tried the Silicon Valley trend and came up with a better idea.
    By Rebecca Harrington
  39. baby books
    21 Parenting Books You Should Actually ReadBooks about raising kids should be well worth your time.
    By Meaghan O'Connell
  40. first person
    The Healthiest Baby I’ve Ever HadHere we go again, I thought, after the doctor told me there was a problem.
    By Jen Gann
  41. pregnancy
    It Shouldn’t Be This Expensive to Have a BabyThe average, out-of-pocket cost of maternity care has reportedly risen to over $4,500 — for people with employer-sponsored health insurance.
    By Claire Lampen
  42. parenting
    Congratulations, Parents: Winter Break Is OverWe did it.
    By Meaghan O'Connell
  43. wait what
    A 74-Year-Old Woman Just Gave Birth to TwinsAnd may have set a new world record in the process.
    By Claire Lampen
  44. science of us
    This Could Revolutionize Prenatal CareThe neglected placenta gets its scientific due.
    By Daniela Blei
  45. science of us
    Life on Planet WeaningI stopped breastfeeding and became a hormone detective.
    By Meaghan O'Connell
  46. gender reveal parties
    Mom Who Threw One of the First Gender-Reveal Parties Has Mixed Feelings About ItA woman who helped perpetuate the gender-reveal party craze says she started to “feel bad” about how the trend turned out.
    By Marie Lodi
  47. modern love
    Sorry, Mindy Kaling Isn’t Going to Tell You Who Her Child’s Father IsShe has her reasons.
    By Devon Ivie
  48. the cut on tuesdays
    Is This the Biggest Threat to the Anti-Abortion Movement?On this week’s podcast, we’re talking about self-managed abortion.
    By the Cut
  49. the cut on tuesdays
    When Your Phone Calls Home Are Comedy GoldAnd other conversations with moms, on this week’s Cut podcast.
    By the Cut
  50. tv
    How It Feels to Have Named Your Kid ‘Khaleesi,’ After Last Night’s GoT Episode“I don’t think she did anything wrong. I think she did what she had to do.”
    By Madeleine Aggeler
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