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Mother's Day can be painful. These strategies might help

May 07, 2022
Mother's Day can be a painful time, especially for people living with loss. Author Rebecca Soffer shares ideas for how to care for yourself or loved ones on a difficult day.
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Books
<em>Runaway Bunny</em>, <em>Horton Hatches The Egg </em>and <em>Happy Dreams, Little Bunny </em>are three examples of how writers have portrayed moms to young readers.

From stalkers to saints, moms run the gamut in kids' books

May 07, 2022
Children's books depict a range of maternal styles. For this Mother's Day, we asked some experts to weigh in on some classics and offer recommendations.
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Family
In a year where loss, grief, technology and identity have been at the forefront of the national conversation, the budding trend of email opt-outs are for many both a welcome change and a sign of what may lie ahead.

In A Grief-Filled Year, Brands From Etsy To Pandora Let You Skip Mother's Day Emails

May 07, 2021
The small but growing trend is seen as a welcome acknowledgement of people who are grieving, as well as a sign that email marketing is becoming increasingly personalized and socially conscious.
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Around the Nation

Revisiting A Mother's Day Story Of Separation

May 08, 2016
For Mother's Day in 2007, Michel Martin interviewed Cheryl Coleman, who was searching for her son. Since then, she's found him — but says she's spending this year's Mother's Day without him again.
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Shots - Health News
Kendra and her mother Brenda traveling in Italy.

On Mother's Day, Mourning The Mom My Baby Will Never Know

May 08, 2016
I watched my mother disappear bit by bit as cancer destroyed her brain. I don't know if she heard me when I said I was pregnant. But I still feel her love. I think our baby will, too.
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Goats and Soda
In Nigeria, moms teach their children to address older women as "Ma" or "Auntie" as a sign of respect.

Moms Around The World Teach Their Kids A Lot Of Cool Rules

May 08, 2016
Global mothers give special wisdom depending where they live. What do you call your elders? Do you know how to gather firewood? What's the family password?
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World
Mother and daughter at a Woman's Day festival in Durbar Square, Kathmandu. On the day of the festival, people pay homage to their mothers and perform rituals in temples or by the river.

Celebrating Mother's Day? Make Sure You Have The Date Right

May 07, 2016
Many countries in the world celebrate Mother's Day on the second Sunday in May, but it's not the global norm. Turns out it has to do with the origins of the celebration, historical events and culture.
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Goats and Soda
Clockwise from upper right: Grace, Marypai, Pandian, Manju

So You Want To Be A Great Mother? Ask A Village Mom For Advice

May 10, 2015
Mothers love their kids like crazy! Our man in India knows from firsthand experience. To find out what it takes to be a crazy loving amma, he interviewed moms in his village.
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The Salt
The right to dine out alone in public during the day was an early victory in the women's rights movement. And as brunch took off in post-war America, for some, it became an exercise in women's lib.

Taking Mom Out For Brunch? It's A Feminist Tradition

May 09, 2015
The right to dine out in public alone during the day was an early victory of the women's rights movement of the 1900s. And in post-war America, brunch became an exercise in women's lib for some.
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