Jean Chen Smith, Special to Memphis Commercial Appeal Published 6:02 a.m. CT April 23, 2021 CLOSE Autoplay Show Thumbnails Show Captions Last SlideNext Slide Mother’s Day falls on May 9 this year. It’s a day where we get to show the moms in our lives just how much we love […]
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Mom’s advice after getting COVID-19, finishing nursing school
NEW YORK – As she struggled through yet another difficult class, Marleny Hernandez felt her dream of becoming a nurse slipping away – again. She was halfway through a two-year associate degree program at Borough of Manhattan Community College. Hernandez, a 33-year-old mother of four and high school dropout, already […]
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Remembering 50 years of ‘Masterpiece,’ and a mom’s love for British drama [Unscripted column] | Food + Living
When I was in high school in the 1970s, I remember wandering into the living room while my mother was watching some TV show filled with gowns, starched maid uniforms, white gloves and British accents. I wish I could say I was instantly captivated by the comings and goings of […]
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Ask Amy: Mom’s harsh reactions might reveal depression
Dear Amy: I have a toddler and a baby. When I was a first-time mom, I’d get annoyed at the barrage of unsolicited advice from friends. One of my closest friends has a daughter who is almost a year old. She lives out of state without family nearby, and does […]
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The Day – The pandemic hit working moms hard. In her new TV role, Danielle Brooks records the toll
Danielle Brooks wanted to find a way to stay creative during quarantine. So she’s starring in a TV show about it. Set in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, “Social Distance” is an eight-part anthology series — focusing on one person or family each episode — about navigating the […]
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The Mom’s Guide to Marfa
To get to Marfa, you’ve got to drive. And with a kid (or a few) in tow, approaching this strange, magical mirage of a town from the west on I-90, past the Prada Marfa installation in Valentine, TX, the required road trip is only the beginning of the adventure. Because […]
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Why does Germany make so little room for working moms?
It was about six years ago, after the birth of her second child, that Felicitas Sochor quietly began to worry about being called a Rabenmutter. Ms. Sochor had long dreamed of starting a cafe. But even if she could balance the work commitment that would require with the needs of […]
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Moms share their tips for dealing with back-to-school stress
Staying at home is a small sacrifice during the coronavirus pandemic, but it’s not without its challenges. How does one ward off loneliness in the absence of community? What can we do to keep anxiety at bay during such an emotionally fraught time? How do we fill the hours stretching […]
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Moms brace for school year juggling jobs, remote learning amid COVID-19 pandemic
Traci Wells was at a school board meeting when she found out the springtime balancing act between her job and helping her children with online schooling would stretch into the fall. “I was like, I cannot do six more months of this,” says Wells, a mother of four, who is director […]
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20 Things Teen Girls Wish Their Moms Knew
I have a friend who studied bridges and their purpose in city planning. She explained how bridges are needed as a city grows and expands. They connect one part of a community to another and offer a safe passage. We related this concept to raising teens — and why bridges […]