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Raising Children Means Letting Go

The mother of a terminally ill child writes that her story is not that different from the rest of ours: we are all preparing for when our children leave us, or we leave them. Read More...

Published Mon, Oct 17 2011 5:10 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Health, death, Emily Rapp, Tay-Sachs, illness, dragon mom

Should Down Syndrome Be Cured?

If there were a cure for your child that would fundamentally change who they are, would you welcome it? Read More...

Published Mon, Jan 11 2010 10:24 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Down syndrome

Life Lessons from "Big Love"

Do you have other parents in your life who you can turn to like family? Would life be better if all of us did? Read More...

Published Mon, Jan 11 2010 1:30 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Polygamy

After a Fire, Learning to Cook Again, One Grilled Cheese at a Time

I loved to cook. But after the fire, I couldn't do it for over a year. Read More...

Published Fri, Mar 06 2015 8:38 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Cooking and Cookbooks, Highlights, Fires and Firefighters

A High-Functioning Bereaved Parent

So where am I now, 13 years after my 2½-year-old son, Jacob, died because of a brain tumor? One thing I can say is that my junk mail has no idea where I am. Read More...

Published Sun, Mar 03 2013 6:31 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, _featured, Children and Childhood, Death and Dying, Brain Cancer

Who Needs Summer Homework?

A mother, who is also an educator, has mixed feelings. Read More...

Published Wed, Aug 10 2011 10:03 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Homework

8 Things That Don't Belong In the Kitchen (Yet Somehow Do)

If the kitchen is "family central," what unexpected tools have become essential to family life? Read More...

Published Tue, Jan 15 2013 2:30 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Families and Family Life, Cooking and Cookbooks, Kitchens, Moskin, Julia

With Three Adults, Two Jobs and One Baby, a Family Is Barely Getting By

The house is paid for. The car is paid for. Everything else, we're barely covering. I can't find a job for the life of me—and if I do, who will look after the baby? Read More...

Published Wed, Dec 17 2014 8:10 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Labor and Jobs, How I Do It, Minimum Wage, Highlights, New Orleans (La), Mississippi

Am I a 'Working Dad?'

I'm a dad. I work. So why am I not a "working dad?" Read More...

Published Fri, Oct 19 2012 1:09 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, _featured, Families and Family Life, Men and Boys, Working Hours

With Black Students, Some Schools Are More Ready to Punish Than Help

My son's school seemed to see him as a bad child, not a child with needs the school could help to address. Read More...

Published Tue, Oct 07 2014 1:41 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, foster care, Education (K-12), Race and Ethnicity, School Discipline (Students), Blacks, Highlights

The Family Table: Slow-Cooker Tacos, Sesame Noodles and Meatloaf

What family dinner really looks like at our house: tacos, noodles, slow-cooker curry with mixed success and a meatloaf from the freezer. Read More...

Published Fri, Oct 03 2014 8:13 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Cooking and Cookbooks, Highlights, Dinnerlode, Clark, Melissa, Sifton, Sam, Hesser, Amanda

The First Dad...

The Obamas and a baby. Read More...

Published Tue, Jun 21 2011 3:08 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Fathers, Obama family

Are Moms and Dads Interchangeable?

"I believe there was something pulling me home that most fathers do not feel, even though I had someone at home doing absolutely everything that needed to be done..." Read More...

Published Mon, Jun 20 2011 2:39 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, gender, book club, equal parenting

Three Grown-Ups and a Baby

What defines family? What defines love? Read More...

Published Sun, Jun 19 2011 3:59 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, single parenting

For Trick or Treaters, Skip the Candy and Give Cash

A few houses hand out cash directly to kids. More often, families and dentists buy back the candy for cash. Some parents even haggle for the best stuff. Read More...

Published Thu, Oct 23 2014 6:46 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Halloween, parenting, Children and Childhood, Personal Finances, Highlights

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