Op-Ed: The Six Degrees of Separation of Marigold, Downton Abbey’s Adoption Prop
In today’s Op-Ed, Literary Mama reader and adoptive mother Heidi Czerwiec questions Downton Abbey’s adoption storyline.
In today’s Op-Ed, Literary Mama reader and adoptive mother Heidi Czerwiec questions Downton Abbey’s adoption storyline.
In this Op-Ed consider the categories we place ourselves, and other parents in. Should we label each other?
Chelsea Covington Maass | April 13, 2015 | | Blog | 2 Comments
How do you stave off judgment? Kristen Ploetz suggests in this guest Op-Ed that it’s time to quit commenting on the different choices of WAHMs, WOHMs, SAHMs and every other kind of mother, and move forward together.
Kristen Ploetz | November 3, 2014 | | Blog | 4 Comments
Sometimes the maternal instinct is immediate, and sometimes, as Alyssa Lyons points out in this guest post, it evolves over time.
Alyssa Lyons | June 30, 2014 | | Blog | One Comments
Maybe I should just get this out of the way so we don’t waste each other’s time: I’m an atheist. I do not believe that any kind of deity created this world in which we live. I don’t believe that I am going to a place called heaven (or hell, for that matter) after I […]
Kristen Ploetz | June 23, 2014 | | Blog | 29 Comments
How has social media affected your parenting? Do you take comfort in the information shared by other moms or, as Wendy Hassett writes in guest Op-Ed, do you wish for a little more honesty?
Wendy Hassett | January 6, 2014 | | Blog | No comments
What do you think about standardized college entrance exams? Valerie Kalos Anderson acknowledges their importance but doesn’t believe they will determine her daughter’s ultimate success in life.
Valerie Kalos Anderson | September 2, 2013 | | Blog | One Comments
Balancing the needs of the workplace with the needs of the family: Amy Mackin shares her opinion about telecommuting in this editorial.
Amy Mackin | August 12, 2013 | | Blog | One Comments
Would you live where you work? Mallory McDuff does and says it’s a great experience for her children.
Mallory McDuff | May 27, 2013 | | Blog | 3 Comments
My eight-year-old son Sam has hair down to his waist; he is generally mistaken for a girl. Though recently he’s most passionate about Star Wars, for years he played princess dress-up games and wore a fairy costume on Halloween. I have no idea what his gender identity and sexuality will be once he reaches high school. But I want to do everything I can so that he won’t be attacked for his differences when he gets there.
Sarah Hoffman | November 7, 2010 | | Blog | 12 Comments
What’s a mom to do when her child says, “High school isn’t working for me”? “Trust her,” says LM columnist, Erika Lutz. Read Lutz’s opinion piece here.
Blog Editor | May 31, 2010 | | Blog | No comments