I come from a big family and prior to marrying I was a single mom who had kids with no money and job, so I am a *wee* biased. I have 8 sisters and 5 brothers, most of whom I grew up with. Um so that is 14 kids including me so I am not [...]

I’m reading some sutras on motherhood, very interesting to me: 1. THE KINDNESS OF PROVIDING PROTECTION AND CARE WHILE THE CHILD IS IN THE WOMB The causes and conditions from accumulated kalpas grows heavy, Until in this life the child ends up in its mother’s womb. As the months pass, the five vital organs develop; [...]

I have been a mother for 19 years, which has taught me awesome multi-tasking skills & how to be flexible, adaptive & frugal. I think most mothers could run a huge corporation like *that* seriously. Motherhood is a business, product is an awesome human being. As a mom responsible for product development, research, testing. Must [...]

My mother had me in bizarre situations that resulted in bad things happening to me as a child…without going into all the details, given the circumstances and her education and work (master’s degree in social work and years of doing social work with children) I wondered when I became an adult how on earth she [...]

When I-bop neared the end of her childhood (she recently turned 18) I began to receive a lot of comments about how ‘exceptional’ I was as a mother because I managed to raise this incredible young woman in spite of having had her as a teen. I simply thank them and try to change the [...]

I’m having some issues with/about my mother lately and I feel the need to think about what a good mother she’s been and how she nurtured me the best she could. My mother is one of my mothering influences. She met my father at the ripe old age of 21 and married him soon after, [...]

New blog I’m starting up: Personal Development for Mothers This blog is for mothers who want less stress, more fun, and increased awareness in parenting and personal development. You are more than ‘just’ a mom. Rediscover yourself & experience personal growth. I’ll talk about parenting related issues but the focus of this blog is to [...]

Have mercy, how tragic. My word, I am speechless:Woman kills pregnant mother and her children

Yo Momma: MTV Tarzan Takes the Ghetto by Stormby Lloyd Williams “You’re momma’s so lazy, the last time she had a job, the minimum wage was slavery.”– White winner insulting black loser on MTV In the climactic showdown in the movie 8 Mile, the character Rabbit humiliates his hapless black opponent in a rap contest [...]

From Cheryl over at Women’s Space: I’ve started a new feminist blog entitled, “My Mother is White — For White Feminist Mothers of Children of Color and Our Allies.” I think there is a need for a blog like this and I hope many of you will visit and, if you’re an ally, I hope [...]

Jasai at Being Mama Daily wrote: I. Am. Done. This is what I feel after a week of having been pissed, blown away, astounded, dumbfounded and down right numb with disbelief; just tired, heart sick. And oh yeah… DONE! I am the parent of a child being educated in the Los Angeles Unified School District. [...]

“Oh – we didn’t mean you! You’re different!” Yes, I get that all the time from people who talk bad about single mothers who have children by multiple men. It’s like people really forget that my kids all have different fathers when talking to me about this. I’m talking family and even occasionally friends, not [...]

Say it loud I HAVE 3 KIDS BY 3 MEN and I’m proud the funny thing is, when I explain the how and why, most folks are usually like oh you poor thing! and view me as a good woman and mother as opposed to the slut/bad woman and mother who doesn’t deserve her kids. [...]

Hey all you mamas out there (and partners of mamas, children of mamas, so like, everyone) I have been musing on doing a book on discipline for a while, ever since I stopped spanking about 6 years ago. I am not quite a gentle mama, though, but I think that’s ok. I’m thinking not a [...]

Because my writing has been so mama-focused (for example some of my books are Afro Mama, Veggie Mama, Teen Mama, etc) my kids like to say when they get upset with me that I should call myself Mean Mama. Oh my, this hurts me so much, because I don’t want to be mean and don’t [...]

I had such a blast at the MamaGathering in 2004:http://www.mamagathering.org I wish some mamas had picked it up for 2005, but no one did. I was thinking we could have it in Cleveland next year. I’m just throwing this out there, getting the ball rolling. Any ideas or tips or offers to help are welcome! [...]

My mother is an amazing artist. She can draw faces from photos and stuff. I truly feel that watching her from since I was a small child draw and paint allowed me to feel confident in expressing my own creativity. Here is a flower she drew she’s given me permission to sell on my site: [...]

So Alonda had her baby. At home. With a rocking midwife. She is a tiny thing and as yet un-named. Her dad was still stunned and speechless when I left, unable to say yes or no to the names he and Alonda were still undecided on. He laid by Alonda’s side as the baby nursed [...]