How My Mother Has Influenced Me As A Feminist
My mom has influenced who I am in tremendous ways, but that same influence has shaped my feminism in ways that go against so much of what she’s taught me.
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A Life Changing COVID Experience: Three Weeks With My Mom
Positive. Nearly a year after we entered quarantine, I tested positive for COVID-19. Despite locking myself up in my room, my mom tested...
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The Best Small Businesses to Support this Mother’s Day
Self-care is different for each person. For instance, self-care for one person might involve playing a video game, but for another, it...
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A Letter to My Mom
I have come to understand that a mother is more than just the person that raised you from womb to cradle, she is the person that you can turn to for anything.
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‘Because I said So’ Youtube Channel Has a Seat for Everyone
Across the country, “because I said so,” has become a well-known phrase. For University of Maryland sophomore Leah Packer and her mom...
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I Miss My Mom
My parents unknowingly brought me into this world, a hilltop hospital sitting within the curvy and consuming Blue Ridge Mountains. The...
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5 Reasons Why I’ve Decided I Never Want To Have Kids
There is more to life than motherhood.
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A Review of Netflix’s ‘Pieces of a Woman’
***Before I get started, I’d like to put a CONTENT WARNING. Parts of the material in this film and review may be triggering for some as it...
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I Am My Mother's Daughter
This year for Thanksgiving, I wanted to take the time to reflect on how thankful I am for the relationship I have with my mom.
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My Creative Journey
A sneak peek into my creative mind.
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How Quarantine Helped Me Realize My Mom is My Greatest Superhero
My mom and I didn’t always have the best relationship, but thanks to quarantine, I’m closer than ever with her.
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The Mothers of our Melting Pot
My favorite uncrowned queens
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When Your Mom is a Karen
Our trip to Target only happened because of heelies, remember those? The sneakers with wheels in the heels that were both a clever pun, and...
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a million fleeing fireflies.
how does one become a mother a mother who brings about an aura so dark you can lose yourself in the deepest corners of its tunnel if you’re...
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#WCW: Buffy Wicks
California State Assemblymember Buffy Wicks went viral after bringing her newborn baby onto the legislative floor to pass a housing reform...
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An Open Letter to Motherhood
I was listening to a podcast today. The discussion was on motherhood and how it has shaped the hosts into the individuals they are today,...
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A Daughter's Shame in her Mother's Goodness
Edited by Maya M. Haidar It was a sunny day. We were on the way back home. My mother was driving while I sat in the passenger seat,...
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An Open Letter to My Hero, Happy Birthday Mom
Dear Mom, Happy birthday! I am so grateful I am able to spend another year with you. From the moment I was born, there was a constant sense...
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The Mothers in My Family
The mothers in my family move mountains Pull up the sun Draw back the moon And daydream about sunny days in the Spanish villas where the...
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Last Minute Mother's Day Gifts
Mother's Day is right around the corner! I too have been losing track of the days still, but there is still time to get your mom a special...
