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A Stay-at-Home Dad’s Dilemma, When the Marriage Ends

Readers, particularly stay-at-home fathers after they've been divorced, respond to the Times article "Wall Street Mothers, Stay-Home Fathers" with their stories. Read More...

Published Thu, Dec 12 2013 11:16 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, _featured, Children and Childhood, Divorce, Separations and Annulments, Men and Boys, Marriages, Work-Life Balance, Highlights

More Teenagers Use 'Highly Effective Contraception'

Along with a decrease in pregnancies among teenagers, the C.D.C. has found that more teenagers report using "highly effective" methods of birth control. Read More...

Published Thu, May 03 2012 9:39 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Condoms, abstinence, Teenage Pregnancy, iud, teenage sex, birth control

Whose Mother's Day Is It?

Asking my fellow moms: Is Mother's Day about you - or your mother? Read More...

Published Thu, May 10 2012 6:48 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Mother's Day, Mother's Day 2012, #whosemothersday

The Last Mother's Day

After she helped a friend and her family through their last Mother's Day together, Jody Becker wanted to do more. So she did. Read More...

Published Fri, May 11 2012 7:08 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, death, Mother's Day, mother's death, illness, Mother's Day 2012, sickness, terminal diagnosis

After Mother's Day, Still Talking Family

Three major news magazines had cover stories last week focused on family - and not because this Sunday was Mother's Day. Read More...

Published Mon, May 14 2012 9:14 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, judith warner, blogging, Motherlode, Mother's Day 2012, Time Magazine Are You Mom Enough

A Daughter Too Young — and Too Old — to Freeze Eggs

A mother and daughter on why they won't be visiting a fertility clinic together anytime soon. Read More...

Published Tue, May 15 2012 1:17 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, IVF, infertility, Robin Marantz Henig, Samantha Henig, freezing eggs, mothers and daughters

When Your Brother Was Your Age

At what age did your children get cell phones? Do younger siblings start everything sooner? Read More...

Published Wed, Oct 21 2009 9:58 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Technology, Cell Phones, Siblings, birth order

Divorce and the Stay-at-Home-Mom

A defense of Dawn Meehan, and a discussion about why we feel so strongly on this subject. Read More...

Published Wed, Jan 19 2011 9:48 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, divorce

"Modern Family" Is Us?

What does the hit show say about today's families? Read More...

Published Fri, Jan 21 2011 1:18 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Modern Family

Motherlode Must-Read: ‘The Baby Chase: How Surrogacy Is Transforming the American Family’

Leslie Morgan Steiner's book is a captivating exploration of the experience and ethics of surrogacy, and one of my favorite books about family from 2013. Read More...

Published Tue, Jan 14 2014 1:51 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, infertility, Babies and Infants, Books and Literature, Surrogate Motherhood, Highlights

Motherlode in The Times’s Redesign

Motherlode has joined the Times redesign. Here's what's new, for now. Read More...

Published Thu, Jan 16 2014 9:17 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Highlights

Finding a Doctor Who Supports Genetic Screening During I.V.F.

Genetic screening of embryos during our I.V.F. procedures may not increase my chances of having a baby, but it would greatly reduce my chances of miscarrying or bearing a baby with genetic defects. Read More...

Published Tue, Jan 21 2014 7:09 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, infertility, in vitro fertilization, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Fertility Diary, Genetics and Heredity

First, a Tourniquet, then Preschool Pick-up

At at Fort Hood last week, while fellow soldiers tied a tourniquet to stop her bleeding, Sgt. Kimberly Munley found her cell phone and arranged for her 2-year-old daughter to be picked up from preschool. Read More...

Published Thu, Nov 12 2009 10:20 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, safety, Fort Hood, mothers

Sharing News of a Child's Cerebral Palsy

In a guest post, David Sexton discovers that sharing the news of his son's cerebral palsy with family was like a night in port after a long voyage on the open water. Read More...

Published Fri, Nov 13 2009 1:38 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, guest post, cerebral palsy

Defining What Makes a Father

What makes a father? DNA? Devotion? How would you feel about your child (and yourself ) if you were to discover they were not really "yours"? Read More...

Published Wed, Nov 18 2009 9:19 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Fathers, paternity, DNA

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