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Deciding Sean Goldman's Fate
Some thoughts about the custody case of Sean Goldman. Read More...
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Mon, Dec 28 2009 12:12 PM
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Best Mommy Bloggers
The trendy parenting Web site Babble.com has put forth its list of the Top 50 Mommy Bloggers and Motherlode is number 13. Read More...
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Mon, Dec 21 2009 1:57 PM
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Coming to Terms With an Illegitimate Son
In a guest post, Sara Brown asks: if a child is born and no one knows about him, does he exist? Read More...
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Wed, Dec 09 2009 8:48 AM
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Scrambling for Stuff to Show Love
There is something profoundly satisfying about putting in the extra effort out of love. Read More...
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Thu, Dec 10 2009 9:53 AM
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A Child You Didn't Know You Had
A follow-up from Sara Brown, who this week wrote about her husband's 10-year-old son from a previous relationship. Read More...
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Fri, Dec 11 2009 9:56 AM
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Forming Your Own Holiday Traditions
In a guest post, Johanna Stein writes about growing up with a complicated relationship with the holidays and with gifts. Read More...
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Fri, Dec 11 2009 12:24 PM
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Believing in Santa Claus
In a guest post, Garrett Rice discusses the fantasies of Christmas and the lengths to which parents go to keep the magic alive. Read More...
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Wed, Dec 16 2009 7:46 AM
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Are Your Children Orchids or Dandelions?
Could it be that your children's greatest burdens can also be their greatest gifts? Read More...
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Mon, Dec 07 2009 10:52 AM
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Why Women Wake When a Baby Cries
Women may be sensitive to sounds associated with a potential threat to their children while men are more finely tuned to disturbances posing a possible threat to the whole family. Read More...
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Tue, Dec 08 2009 8:05 AM
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Choosing Religion for Your Child
Deciding whether to give a child a religion -- and if so, which one? Read More...
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Thu, Dec 03 2009 8:25 AM
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Choosing Religion for a Stuffed Giraffe
Kathleen Wise Pugh is a playwright who lives in Washington, D.C. with her daughter Ava. The Pughs are Catholic, but about two years ago they learned that one (stuffed) member of the family is not. That's when Pugh wrote the guest post that appears...
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Thu, Dec 03 2009 4:40 PM
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When Kids Relocate
The subject of this week's 1 in 8 Million profile is 14-year-old Joshua Caouette, who moved to New York two years ago to live with his father in Queens, leaving his mother behind in Texas. Read More...
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Fri, Dec 04 2009 1:25 PM
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The Teacher's Gift Question
What to give the teacher this time of year? Some questions, and advice. Read More...
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Mon, Dec 14 2009 1:17 PM
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Fixing an Unbroken Marriage
How good is your marriage? We have talked before on Motherlode about how parenting has become a "profession"; about how we work diligently at being good mothers and fathers, seeing those as integral parts of our identity. We know what it means...
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Wed, Dec 02 2009 8:11 AM
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A Mother's Frightening Face
After Stephanie Nielson was severely burned in a fiery plane crash, her four children had to learn to know their mother again. Read More...
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Tue, Dec 15 2009 9:54 AM
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