Mothers & Children

My little boy came into the kitchen this evening while I was fixing supper. And he handed me a piece...

I became pregnant within three months after leaving home at 18. I was not ready to become a mother. I...

Today had been the day my mother and I had waited for. We packed and we planned every detail carefully...

"Mom" I said to her each day "I love you with all my heart" "but I'm afraid if you left...

Someday when my children are old enough to understand the logic that motivates a parent, I will tell them: I...

Dear Mom, It's now two months since your passing. I survived your funeral, made it through my first motherless Mother's...

As I had my first child, I promised myself to never be a pushy parent. I was going to be...

This letter is to my son Steve. You have been home now for almost one year. In fact it will...

After the divorce, her teenage daughter became increasingly rebellious. It culminated late one night when the police called to tell...

It was tarnished and old with a broken clasp. I tossed it into the drawer. Why did my mother give...