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Mother and Other

Retired Columns

From “Life in the Sandwich” to “Special Needs Mama” to “Zen and the Art of Child Maintenance”—they’re all here for you to explore.

Untapped Sources

I sit on a hard wooden bench at the American Museum of Natural History on a rainy Saturday afternoon. My daughter has fallen asleep, and my son is looking at…

Mother and Other | December 2005 | By Rachel Iverson


Mysterious Groceries

The city seen from anywhere is new to me. It’s mysterious and beautiful at times. But more often, at the moment, it feels mysterious and confusing. We arrived in Manhattan…

Mother and Other | October 2005 | By Rachel Iverson


Saying Goodbye

We’re leaving Los Angeles soon, and we will no longer have a garage to store every scrap of clothing or broken toy my children have ever laid hands upon. So…

Mother and Other | August 2005 | By Rachel Iverson


We Can Build Snowmen in Central Park

We’re moving from Los Angeles to New York in two weeks, and everyone from my best friend to the mail carrier is saying things like: “You must be so sad.”…

Mother and Other | June 2005 | By Rachel Iverson


My Daughter’s Other Mother

My husband’s job is taking us to New York. We spent months trying to decide whether or not to seize this opportunity. We both knew it was a great choice…

Mother and Other | April 2005 | By Rachel Iverson


Dream State

I’m living the life I never imagined these days. When I was a girl of nine, I dreamed I would be the first female president of the United States. I…

Mother and Other | February 2005 | By Rachel Iverson


Real Writers

Three mornings a week, I drop my son off at school and then drive to the nearest Starbucks with adequate parking; it’s only about three minutes away. My almost two-year-old…

Mother and Other | December 2004 | By Rachel Iverson


Transitioning

I’m sitting in a chair at the edge of the playground with six other moms of new preschoolers. We’re “transitioning.” Our kids are learning to navigate the rule-filled days of…

Mother and Other | November 2004 | By Rachel Iverson


Voice of Reason

I played blocks with my one-year-old daughter this morning. Stack them up. Giggle. Knock them down. She’s so easy to play with at this age. The friction is easily managed.…

Mother and Other | September 2004 | By Rachel Iverson


Change of Scenery

We live in Malibu now. After seven years in the middle of Los Angeles, my husband and I decided it was time. Time to find a place where we could…

Mother and Other | July 2004 | By Rachel Iverson


First Mother’s Day

Tangled technicolor cords bleed over my arm. They are fastened to my yellow hospital gown with a crunch of white medical tape. The cords are attached at one end to…

Mother and Other | May 2004 | By Rachel Iverson


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