All of A Sudden We Were Mothers: KRISTEN STONE on Friendship and Change
November 11th, 2015 | by Kristen Stone
Last night I talked to an old friend. She has four stepchildren now; I have a six-year-old son. These children,
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FIRST TRIP TO THE BARBER SHOP by Eve
October 2nd, 2015 | by Eve
I took my three-year-old son to the barber shop today. Up until now, we’ve managed his soft, thick, curly hair
EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED: An Interview with Jillian Lauren
September 1st, 2015 | by Meg Lemke
I first heard Jillian Lauren on The Moth podcast, with a harrowing story about adopting her son, Tariku. She is great up at
The Sometimes Messy Truth: DEESHA PHILYAW Interviews Her Children’s Stepmom About Adoption
April 21st, 2015 | by Deesha Philyaw
Last year in Mutha magazine, I wrote about breaking all the rules that stepmoms and moms are supposed to follow
SHE LOOKS NOTHING LIKE YOU by Egypt Titchenal
March 24th, 2015 | by Egypt Titchenal
Her ambiguously brown skin and blue-black hair caused stares as she shopped with two blonde, fair-haired children. My brother, the two-year
EVE says I HAVE A THREENAGER
March 10th, 2015 | by Eve
My son is almost three. Two years and ten months. But I am pretty sure he’s already become what I’ve
EVE on Putting Hair Goo On a Moving Target
March 26th, 2014 | by Eve
A few months back, I published my first article about being a transracial family, and got comments implying I’m doing
MISTI RAINWATER-LITES on When The Mother Leaves
March 12th, 2014 | by Misti Rainwater-Lites
I first became a mother on December 8, 1996 when I gave birth to a daughter I knew I could
LUCKY AMERICAN GIRL by KJ Dell’Antonia: From THE GOOD MOTHER MYTH
January 23rd, 2014 | by KJ Dell’Antonia
This glimpse from “Lucky American Girl,” the story of KJ Dell’Antonia’s daughter’s adoption from China, comes from The Good Mother
Eve on Transracial Adoption
January 22nd, 2014 | by Eve
Transracial adoption is controversial. I had no idea that it was until we became a transracial family, but there’s no
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