February 2015 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

An Open Egg Donor, Now Reversing the Role

I chose my son by clicking and unclicking a series of boxes, looking for a sperm donor. Fifteen years ago, the roles were reversed: I was an egg donor. Read More...

Published Thu, Feb 19 2015 5:51 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, infertility, Adoptions, Highlights, Sperm

Motherlode’s ‘Celebrity Class of Commenters’

It's been said many times that "the best thing about Motherlode is the comments." Read More...

Published Thu, Feb 26 2015 9:39 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, new york times, Blogs and Blogging (Internet), Highlights, Sullivan, Margaret M

The Internship That ‘Looks Good’ vs. the Job That Pays

My college freshman's summer plans are keeping her up nights. If she fails to earn a spot supplying free labor, she might have to resort to a paid job. Read More...

Published Wed, Feb 25 2015 7:48 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Internships, Labor and Jobs, Colleges and Universities, Parenting After Senior Year, National Assn of Colleges and Employers

The Guesswork in Deciphering an Autistic Son’s Behavior

The mother of a son with autism helps him to express himself by being the best guesser she can be. Read More...

Published Tue, Feb 17 2015 2:21 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Autism, parenting, Highlights

The Community College/’Real College’ Divide

You know what saddened me when I worked at the community college? Meeting students who sounded apologetic for being there. They had heard the message that community college was not real college, and they listened. Read More...

Published Wed, Feb 11 2015 5:36 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Education (K-12), Colleges and Universities, Highlights, Community Colleges

Babies Who Eat to Live, Instead of the Other Way Around

Obsessing over a baby who is eating enough for her, but not enough to put her on the weight chart. Read More...

Published Wed, Feb 11 2015 8:51 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Weight, Babies and Infants, Diet and Nutrition, Highlights

Love, Panic, Adoption and Jerk-Chicken Knishes

I hope most of the stares Evy gets are because she's adorable, but I know that many of them will be because she's a dark-skinned child with white parents. Read More...

Published Tue, Feb 17 2015 7:06 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Babies and Infants, Race and Ethnicity, Adoptions, Premature Babies, Adoption Journal

Patricia Arquette: To Every Woman Who Gave Birth to Every Taxpayer

Particia Arquette's Oscar speech is dissected, and the message to other women is clear: Shhh. Read More...

Published Mon, Feb 23 2015 9:29 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Women and Girls, Wages and Salaries, Highlights, Arquette, Patricia, Legend, John, Academy Awards (Oscars)

An Outpouring of Love and Onesies

There is so much effort and love in all these packages; so much support in all the inquiries. It's shocking, humbling and fantastic. Read More...

Published Tue, Feb 24 2015 6:48 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Babies and Infants, Highlights, Adoption Journal

Online Dating Rules for My Grandmother: Must Drive, Preferably at Night

While my grandmother and I have always been close, her online dating experiment brought us closer, mostly because she called me four or five times a week (she kept forgetting her JDate password). Read More...

Published Fri, Feb 13 2015 7:44 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Grandparents, Highlights, Dating and Relationships, Online Dating

Let Children Change

When parents keep expecting our kids to repeat old mistakes, we're saying "you can't change," or maybe "you can't change while I'm still here." Bad plan. Read More...

Published Thu, Feb 12 2015 9:01 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Highlights

The Unwritten Middle School Ground Rules of ‘The Instagram Show’

As a parent, I hate the app, and I too can’t quit it. I tune in to see the boys’ and girls’ initials rotate around. When my daughter stops following some kid I know, it's like she has killed off a character on my soap opera. Read More...

Published Fri, Feb 20 2015 8:37 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, social media, Computers and the Internet, Mobile Applications, Highlights, Instagram Inc

Trust Your Matchmaking Mother. She Only Wants What’s Best.

Our children have found their colleges and careers. Isn't it time they found their soul mates? Trust us, we can help. Read More...

Published Fri, Feb 27 2015 8:39 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Highlights, Dating and Relationships, Online Dating

Grandmother, Surrogate Mother

An update from a mother whose own mother carried her daughter's baby, and gave birth to her own grandchild. Read More...

Published Mon, Feb 23 2015 9:43 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Surrogate Motherhood, Highlights

He Was Ready to Be a Stepdad. Was I Ready to Let Him?

The first time I let my now-husband "solo" with my 10-year-old daughter, he forgot to feed her, and I "forgot" not to yell at him in front of her. I had to learn to let them become a family. Read More...

Published Sun, Feb 22 2015 5:06 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Divorce, Separations and Annulments, Marriages, Highlights

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