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The Sixth Stage of Grief: Buying a Puppy

My adorable son has grown tall, lean and hairy. This explains, in part, the decision to add something unambiguously cute to our life. But Phoebe distracts us from more than just that. Read More...

Published Fri, Apr 11 2014 1:45 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Autism, parenting, Grief (Emotion), Dogs, Highlights

Recipes for Kids: Bananas, Cold and Custardy

Whip up plain frozen bananas and end up with a creamy, dreamy dessert. Read More...

Published Wed, Apr 16 2014 7:16 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Highlights, ChopChop (Magazine), Cookware, Bananas

Learning to Set a Goal for the Long Run

In a conversation they have had countless times since his reading disability was diagnosed in elementary school, a mother and her teenage son search for ways to set goals and "do something that really distinguishes me.” Read More...

Published Fri, Apr 18 2014 12:05 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Education (K-12), Men and Boys, Youth, Highlights, Running

Striving for School-Mom Perfection

As a child, I wished my mother could spend more time involved with my school and activities, but that's not who she was. I hoped to do better, but I wasn't sure what that would look like. Read More...

Published Tue, Apr 22 2014 9:45 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Admissions Standards, Education (Pre-School), Highlights

Working-Class Fathers Shouldn’t Be So Easily Dismissed

Single motherhood may be a rational economic choice for working-class women, but it's a choice based on limited options with consequences for the mothers, fathers and children. Read More...

Published Wed, Apr 23 2014 4:33 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Women and Girls, Rosin, Hanna, Marriages, Income Inequality, Highlights, Cahn, Naomi

Prematurity Drug Price Jumps Wildly

How a drug that last month was $10 per injection, suddenly rose to $1500 for that same injection, then just as suddenly fell to $690? Read More...

Published Fri, Apr 01 2011 9:03 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, FDA, Makena, premature birth

Families Divided by Team Loyalties

When junior loves the 'Ankees and Dad loves the Red Sox. Read More...

Published Tue, Apr 05 2011 9:41 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, baseball

Imagine No Possessions, and No Moving Van, Too

Were we really going to spend $6,500 to move a bunch of plastic and cardboard, a worn couch and IKEA shelves? Read More...

Published Tue, May 20 2014 7:32 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Moving and Moving Industry, Highlights

It’s the Time You Spend on an Elementary School That Makes It Special (and Hard to Leave)

What started as a relationship due to proximity evolved, at some point, into genuine affection for a school, a group of children and parents, and an entire small world that my daughter's graduation means we'll all leave behind. Read More...

Published Fri, May 23 2014 12:04 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Education (K-12), Highlights

Don't Dismiss the Conversation About Marissa Mayer's Pregnancy

If we don't talk about the difficulties for someone with Ms. Mayer's advantages to work through pregnancy and childbirth, when will we start looking at the difficulties for everyone else? Read More...

Published Thu, Jul 19 2012 4:46 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Pregnancy, working mothers, working parents, the Conflict, Anne-Marie Slaughter, Why Women Can't Have It All, Yahoo C.E.O. pregnant, Marissa Mayer, Marissa Mayer pregnant, Yahoo CEO pregnant

A Plea to the Daughters of Title IX: Why Don’t More Women Coach?

When I was a child playing soccer, there weren't that many women who'd grown up playing the game. Now there are, but they're still not represented on the sidelines, and that's not the way this is supposed to work. Read More...

Published Sun, Jun 08 2014 5:22 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Soccer, Women and Girls, Title IX (Gender Discrimination Legislation), Highlights, Chastain, Brandi

Parental Collusion on Spending and Rules: Harder Than It Sounds

Here’s the tricky part about trying to form a cabal to stomp the seeds of perceived materialism: It’s awfully hard to be the first person who speaks up. Read More...

Published Thu, Jun 12 2014 6:48 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, birthdays, Personal Finances, Highlights, The Opposite of Spoiled, Consumer Behavior

An Economist's Argument for More Children

Stop worrying, and enjoy. Nothing you do will make a difference anyway. Read More...

Published Tue, Apr 12 2011 9:42 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized

Two Mothers Cause the Death of Their Children

Dysfunction can be fatal. Read More...

Published Thu, Apr 14 2011 2:26 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, infanticide, LaShanda Armstrong, Kristen LaBrie

Mothers on the Night Shift

Awake at work when the rest of the family is asleep. Read More...

Published Mon, Apr 18 2011 2:28 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Sleep, night shift

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