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OPINION: Ecofeminism — a diversified perspective on Mother’s Day
It's been over forty years since Francoise D’Eaubonne introduced the term "ecofeminism" with the pu…
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This year my birthday falls on Mother's Day. All I want is not to make any decisions.
I love celebrating my birthday but don't make a big deal out of Mother's Day. This year they fall o…
Kelly Burch
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This is my first Mother's Day without my mom. Instead of being sad, I will celebrate her life.
For the first time I won't have my mom to celebrate Mother's Day with. But instead of being sad, I …
Bethany Kandel
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My son died on Mother's Day weekend. Sometimes I wonder how I've survived all these years.
I found out my son had died of an overdose days after Mother's Day. I sometimes wonder how I've sur…
Patricia Roos
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This Mother's Day, I'm celebrating the fact that I can bake with my kid again. Not long ago, that wasn't the case.
I had undiagnosed multiple sclerosis and couldn't bake with my son. With treatment, I've gotten rel…
Lindsay Karp
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My husband was 40 and thought he didn't have the energy for another baby. But when I ended up pregnant, he was thrilled.
My husband didn't think he wanted another baby. Then, I learned I was pregnant. He was thrilled. Be…
Melissa Noble
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When we adopted our daughter, we chose her name with her birth mother
When we adopted our fourth child, we chose her name with her birth mother. We wanted all our childr…
Sarah Buttenwieser
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'Eight months of torture': The mothers of Miss USA and Miss Teen USA speak out after their daughters' resignations
Jackeline Voigt and Barbara Srivastava said their daughters Noelia and UmaSofia went through "eight…
Anneta Konstantinides
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After my husband transitioned into my wife, I struggled to think of her as another mother to our kids
A woman always saw herself as the mother of her kids. But when her partner transitioned into a woma…
Jess deCourcy Hinds
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My mother enrolled in college at 42 while raising 4 kids. It was the same year I enrolled as a freshman.
At 42 years old, a mother returned to college and followed her dream of being a teacher. Her daught…
Amy McHugh
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I dreaded going on a month-long trip with my mother. But after some fights, the trip helped us form a stronger bond.
When his mother asked him to drive her around the UK for a month, he didn't want to go. But the tri…
Evan Lambert
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Fuel for your thoughts
Nearly 50% of workers skip lunch at least once a week. But some busy people shared their tips and t…
Diamond Naga Siu
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I quit my dream job at Goldman Sachs to care for my mother. I felt bad for myself but realized the simple things are what truly matter.
This former Goldman Sachs financial executive turned matchmaker quit her dream job to take care of …
Kaila Yu
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Test audiences thought the shocking ending of Sydney Sweeney's horror movie had to be seen to be believed. The director says they're wrong.
The ending of "Immaculate," Sydney Sweeney's new movie, may or may not end with the birth of demon …
Caralynn Matassa
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I met my birth mother at 27 and realized she never wanted me. It took years to get over the abandonment.
When she met her birth mother, she realized her abandonment issues were affecting her own parenting…
Nia Allen
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Gypsy Rose Blanchard says it was 'panic, desperation' that drove her to conspire to kill her mother: 'I regret it every single day'
The 32-year-old told People that it was "panic, desperation" that drove her to have her mother Dee …
Amanda Goh
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A 3-year-old almost destroyed Christmas by unwrapping the family's gifts at 3 a.m. His mother quickly saved the day.
Scott Reintgen's 3-year-old woke up Christmas night to unwrap the family's gifts so there would be …
Geoff Weiss
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My baby boomer mom was always dieting. I started doing it too, and finally broke the cycle when I became a mother.
Nicole Chapman was raised to be terrified by the numbers on the scale. Her boomer mom encouraged he…
Jane Ridley
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My mother didn't act like a typical grandma, and it was exactly what my son needed
Her mom seemed uninterested when her first grandchild was born. Years later, it turned out that an …
Sunita Theiss
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I'm a millennial who thought cubicles were a dreary relic from the '90s — then I realized they can be social and personal
A 27-year-old who works in marketing said she thought of cubicles as dreary. After working in them,…