My life would be drab, boring and uneventful, I think, if I didn’t have my daughters to share it with. They are 20, 21, 23,
Month: May 2012
The real, unglamorous lives of teen moms
Jessica Santos of Clinton felt all alone when she found out she was pregnant at the beginning of her sophomore? year of high school. She
Hooked on soaps – thanks, Mom
My mother has taught me many things: How to cook, how to hem pants and skirts (we’re both short, so that was, and still is,
Bonded, finally
It is early morning. A mother wakes her 7-year-old daughter. They leave the house and begin walking. The child doesn’t know where they are headed.
MY WAY – When motherhood doesn’t beckon
Some women don’t have a biological clock. They never hear the ticking that says, “Hurry up, you’re running out of time.” In the mid-1950s, getting
Definitely the dominate gene
In my family, the women have a long-standing love for celebrating, and by that, I mean shopping, lunch out, movies, museums – anything that doesn’t
Mother-daughter business teams: Allies first
Mothers and daughters have a special bond. And while that bond can be tumultuous, difficult and frustrating, it can also be immutable, affirming and fulfilling.
Young daughter prepping to fill mother’s shoes
Bella Moulton was almost literally born a dancer. Her mother, Trish, taught and danced until a week before she gave birth. Now, the 8-year-old is
Thumbs up for ‘Miss Representation’
Jennifer Siebel Newrom was horrified at the thought of raising a daughter in today’s culture that demeans, degrades and disrespects women on a daily basis.
Mom’s still captain of her kitchen
By the middle of May, Martha Greenlaw and her husband Jim have packed up their winter place in Florida and come back to Isle Au