By Her View From Home It’s Lonely As the Daughter of a Narcissistic Mother
You hear a lot about being mothered during your mothering season . . . Calling your mom throughout the day…
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She Wore Caesars Woman and It Smelled Like Love
They say the brain rewires itself to accommodate for losing one or more senses. A blind person develops great hearing,…
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When Mom Died, We Had Tea
My mom was never, ever without a cup of Lipton's tea. Like a dear friend, it held her hand, kept…
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By Lyndsay Zadnik My Mother Raised Me To Go On Without Her
“The kids are spending the night at Grandma’s, and I’m eyeballs deep in Fritos while catching up on all my…
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By Connie Cumming My Toxic Father Does Not Define Me
I don’t have a father, and it’s completely fine. It really, really is. It’s taken me 40 years to say…
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By Susan Lambert Where Have All the Puppet Shows Gone?
I remember the puppet shows so vividly. The stage curtain was always the same old, red-checked, woolen blanket strung roughly…
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It’s Her Time To Fly
Memory ghosts dance in the periphery of my mind. Even though three weeks have passed since I dropped her off—my…
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By Carolyn Moore Publix Holiday Ad Nails It: You Never Outgrow Needing Your Mom
The first time I ever cooked Thanksgiving dinner on my own, my mom was several hundred miles away. I was…
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Being a Mom of Grown Children Is Beautiful Too
I have always been one of those people who want to do something: take a class in documentary filmmaking, make…
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By Kelley Friedland One Day I’ll Wish I Could Hear Their Voices Again, So I’m Saving Messages From My Parents
I have about 40 or more saved voicemail messages in my phone from my mom and dad, (mostly my mom…
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God Gave Me Babies Who Grew Up
Tapping the “off” button on my iPhone, I ended the FaceTime with my daughter. Smiling to myself, I reflected on…
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By Taylor Carr 6 Simple Words Mom Says That Mean Everything
What makes a great mom? Many things. But the ability to say these six, simple, beautiful words is definitely part…
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