Motherlode

For Adults, a Catastrophe. For Children, a Memory.

What most of the children who watched the winds blow and the trees fall will take away from Hurricane Sandy won't be fears, but memories. Read More...

Published Thu, Nov 01 2012 5:00 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, memory, Children and Childhood, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Weather, resilience

The First Day in the Classroom, Post-Sandy

Returning to school in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, my students didn't need my lessons. Not right away. Instead they needed school as a refuge. Read More...

Published Sun, Nov 04 2012 2:00 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Education (K-12), Emotions, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Weather, Power Outages and Blackouts, Teachers and School Employees, Fear (Emotion)

Gay and Married with Children

What does marriage change when you have raised children together for so many years? Read More...

Published Fri, Jul 22 2011 2:21 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, same-sex marriage, same sex parenting

I could lose a finger or two and still count on one hand the number of kids I’ve had more than a passing conversation with in my life. What if I can’t connect with children, even those that share my biological imprint? Read More...

Published Tue, Jan 06 2015 10:04 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Babies and Infants, Artificial Insemination, Highlights, Sperm, Sperm Donor Diary

The Risk of ‘Material Parenting’

Does dangling goods in front of children as a reward for good behavior or yanking them away as a form of punishment contribute to materialism when those kids grow up? Read More...

Published Thu, Jan 08 2015 12:47 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Research, Personal Finances, Highlights, The Opposite of Spoiled

What to Tell About an Absent Father

A mother's request for advice. Read More...

Published Tue, Aug 09 2011 7:34 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Fathers, fatherless children

Revisiting a Childhood Home

What seems smaller? What seems bigger? And what will your children remember? Read More...

Published Fri, Aug 12 2011 11:11 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, guest post, Fathers, Motherlode Book Club, memories, childhood

Poor Women and Children Faced With Fiscal Threat

Cuts to nondiscretionary public spending, whether bargained for or automatic, will disproportionately affect women and children living in poverty. Read More...

Published Sun, Dec 02 2012 5:30 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Children and Childhood, Women and Girls, Federal Budget (US), Welfare (US), Affordable Housing, United States Economy

What Did You Do in the Hurricane, Daddy?

A storm outside gives reason to take emotional inventory inside. Read More...

Published Tue, Aug 30 2011 11:39 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized

A Traveling Parent's List

Over time the instructions change, from "start introducing strained peas" to "don't forget to bring the check for driver's ed." Read More...

Published Wed, Sep 07 2011 7:00 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, business travel

Questions for a Father Lost on 9/11

A letter from a daughter, who wonders, and grieves. Read More...

Published Fri, Sep 09 2011 9:47 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, September 11

It’s Monday. Why Does It Always Have to Be a Snow Day?

Monday is my day off. My "me" day. Just me, and my work, alone, in the house. Unless it's a snow day — and this year, Monday always seems to be a snow day. Read More...

Published Mon, Feb 09 2015 8:29 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Highlights, Snow and Snowstorms, Freelancing, Self-Employment and Independent Contracting

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

Your Turn: A Weekly Thread, Open for Comments

Welcome to Motherlode’s weekly open thread. Do you have thoughts about the news this week, and how it affects families? A question to ask? A rant to share? This is your place. Go. Read More...

Published Thu, Feb 12 2015 11:27 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: 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

Syndication

Recent Posts

Tags

Archives