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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.

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


On Not Learning to Clean

Growing up, we never celebrated Mother’s Day. My mother always claimed it was an invention of the greeting card companies, or that’s how I remember it. I recently learned it…

Children's Lit Book Group | May 2004 | By Libby Gruner


What a Thimble Holds

“Hurry and rinse the shampoo out of your hair, sweetie,” I urge — she’s been in there a long time and the steam from the hot water fills the bathroom…

Mother Angst | May 2004 | By Joanne Catz Hartman


My Mother, The Munchen

In the early days of my courtship with Sparta, he gave me a photo of him and his work partner, taken at a youth group fundraiser. It showed the two…

Mommy Athens: Daddy Sparta | May 2004 | By Sophia Raday


Stuck

I looked down at Simon’s relaxed face. His little body melted into mine, surrendering to sleep. His rosy cheeks moved rhythmically as he softly sucked on his pacifier. I looked…

Down Will Come Baby | April 2004 | By Rebecca Kaminsky


Stay-Home Mom, with Benefits

“So what do you want for Mother’s Day?” Kennard asked me in early May. We were on the verge of having a newborn, so my options were limited. But he…

Degrees of Freedom | April 2004 | By Jennifer Eyre White


The Evolution of Motherhood

I’m jealous of my brothers’ wives. One just recently gave birth to her first child, and the other is due with her first baby in August. I’m not jealous because…

Mom and Pop Culture | April 2004 | By Lizbeth Finn-Arnold


The Piano Tuner

Mr. Rogers is on television. My daughter seems more interested in her blocks at the moment, but I have turned on the TV anyway, a bad habit, I’m sure. I…

Mother Shock | April 2004 | By Andrea J. Buchanan


Mama Tried

I have a strange affliction when it comes to talking to my daughter about sex. Yes — she is only two and half, so our current sex talk is limited…

Sex in the Suburbs | April 2004 | By Heidi Raykeil


October

“Ma? Do you know where the old Halloween stuff is?” I have arrived early at my childhood home in Martinez to take Ma to her Alzheimer’s checkup. I’ve just thought…

Mama in the Middle | April 2004 | By Sybil Lockhart


Books Still Waiting

I stand in the library, in my hand a book — red Moroccan leather, with gilt-edged pages, and gold embossing. A rich book that warms to my touch, my hand…

Mothering in the Ivory Tower | April 2004 | By Amy Hudock


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