Nefertiti Austin on Adoption’s #PARENTINGSOWHITE Problem
July 26th, 2016 | by Nefertiti Austin
I’ve become fast friends with a parent at my son’s school. Recently she admitted that she thought my husband had left me
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Jenna Fox Took SELFIES FOR THE FUNERAL
June 9th, 2016 | by Jenna Fox
My grandma was wrinkled elbows, open-faced cheese sandwiches on plastic plates from the ’70s, and white orthopedic New Balance sneakers.
I Asked My Son if He Missed His Birth Mom: NEFERTITI AUSTIN on Why Adoptive Parents Shouldn’t Be Afraid of Hard Questions
February 22nd, 2016 | by Nefertiti Austin
As a mother, November is just as important to me as May, because it’s National Adoption Month. Having adopted twice,
Boxes of Love: CHERYL KLEIN is KEEPING IT REAL in Online Mama Groups
December 8th, 2015 | by Cheryl Klein
1. It took me and my partner four and a half years to become moms. They were long years: I
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,
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
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