A few weeks ago, my kids’ babysitter was out sick with a cold, so I went to pick up my two sons from school. The kids all hustled out, adorable and chatty, and my 5-year-old spotted me, running over ...

Hollywood depicts “mommy issues” as the product of some pretty outlandish circumstances. Whether watching "Mommy Dearest" caused our subconscious aversion to wire hangers, "Psycho’s" Norman Bates has ...

My mother and I were always close and I saw her as my best friend. Her health issues began to get complicated at the same time I my job was becoming more stressful. I decided to make a change so I ...

Murray is a public policy researcher turned freelance journalist. What does it mean to be a good mother? For most of my life, I’ve received conflicting answers to this question. Growing up, my parents ...

The author (right) and her mom at her elementary school, where her mom frequently volunteered (2009). Photo Courtesy Of Jacqueline LeKachman A few weeks before moving out of my parents’ house for ...

I am a mother to four children. My eldest was delivered via c-section, weighing 8 lbs 8 oz, and my third son was delivered vaginally at a whopping 8 lbs 13 oz. By the time I had my youngest, my ...

Today my mother called me up and told me that she didn’t want me and my husband coming over for the holidays for the most ...