“Jesse Genet’s time was scarce. So she hired Claire, Sylvie, Clark, Dan, and Chloe.”
mothers
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The Feeding
“My mom and I lived together for five years—the breast cancer years—until she died from the disease.”
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Asian Mothers, Bad Feelings: Notes on An All-conquering Stereotype
“A certain image of the tiger mom— strict, cold and demanding—is ubiquitous in popular culture. Why?”
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How My Mother’s Dying Wish Took My Family to Antarctica
“What I thought was a burden was a tether across death’s divide.”
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‘I Promise You, You Have Your Soul.’
Three mothers, one struggle: saving their children with schizophrenia.
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Nowhere in the World To Run: The International Law Ripping Children From Their Mothers
“The Hague Abduction Convention was meant to reunite mothers and children. Instead, it’s often used by allegedly abusive fathers to tear them apart.”
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Mothering at the End of the World
“We went to North Carolina to see how mothers carry on when their world comes crashing down. Sometimes they hold each other.”
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Breastfeeding During a Heatwave
“How do we care for our children and the environment?”