Mother’s Day: What’s In a Name?
Today is Mother’s Day, which has me thinking about the many ways of being a mother in today’s world, and about the concept of a “parenting identity”—which may or may not correspond with one’s gender identity.
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Watch: “I’ve Got Four Moms”
While we’re talking about celebrating more than one mom for Mother’s Day, here’s a great song by a man who has four of them.
What We Did on Mother’s Day
When I spoke at HuffPo Live last week, the interviewer asked what our son did for us on Mother’s Day. What he does is only part of our family celebration, however. Here’s what our whole day looked like this year.
To All Types of Mothers on Mothers’ Day
As I was thinking about what to write for this column, I did what any self-respecting parenting writer would do, and asked my son. “Write about how there are many types of moms,” he suggested. “You know, like how some moms are all girly but you’re not.”
Viewing Alert: Catch Me on HuffPo Live Today
If you need a mid-afternoon break today, I hope you’ll catch me at 2:25 p.m. ET on HuffPo Live, discussing “Celebrating Many Moms for Mother’s Day.”
A Baker’s Dozen of Memoirs By and About Lesbian Moms
In honor of mothers today, here are a baker’s dozen of memoirs by and about lesbian moms. They are not just for lesbian or LGBT audiences, however, but shed light on many of the universal challenges and blessings of motherhood.
Happy Motherz Day
The New Yorker’s terrific cover this week shows two moms reading a card while their children peek from the next room. Artist Chris Ware explained his thinking behind the image in a blog post titled “Happy Mothers’ Day.” That should come as no surprise; the magazine ran a cartoon in 2011 in which a girl with two mothers explains to her teacher how she punctuates the holiday. But as I pointed out then, “Mothers’ Day” doesn’t necessarily reflect all lesbian moms.
How 12 Two-Mom Families Are Celebrating Mothers’ Day and Motherhood
In honor of Mothers’ Day, Freedom to Marry has asked 12 two-mom families to talk about how they are celebrating the holiday, what being a mother means to them, and what marriage means to their family (whether or not they are currently married). There are couples with infants (one only a month old!), and ones
Send a “Mama’s Day” Card to Celebrate All Families
Strong Families, which aims “to change the way people think, feel and act in support of families,” has once again launched its annual Mama’s Day Our Way campaign of free e-cards, celebrating families of color, LGBT families, immigrant families, multi-racial families, young families, and single parent families.
How Lesbian Moms Celebrate Mothers’ Day — and News From Colorado
How do lesbian moms celebrate Mothers’ Day? Here’s one family’s answer, via this charming short video, “Mother’s Day Breakfast in Bed,” by filmmaker and photographer Mike Shum.