At the playground a while ago, my 13-month-old daughter wandered up to a toddler and the pair began a very enthusiastic giggle exchange. It was beyond cute, so I couldn't resist grinning at the other kid's mother. She smiled back and I noticed she had the same flaxen hair and ginormous cobalt orbs as her son.
Is it just me, or are we a little obsessed with how celebrities look after having babies? Sure, famous people are always fun to watch (especially when they do cool things like Mila Kunis and save lives), but could all this ogling their midsections, thighs, butts and boobs shortly after they've experienced one of the most natural and precious experiences of their lives be a little ... twisted?
It is Mother's Day, and let us celebrate single-mother households -- not as half empty, but as half full of strong women. It is a good time to encourage children raised by women to see themselves as resilient, not doomed. And it is time, today and every day, for our culture to stop assigning blame and start offering help.
Sunday marks the first Mother's Day that Sybrina Fulton, the mother of Trayvon Martin, will be without her son.
I've been on a journey to come up with the best Mother's Day gift ever. I think I've got it.
On Mother's Day, no one is going to send me flowers or a card. I will not be awakened by sweet, giggling toddlers bearing a tray of breakfast in their chubby hands or receive an awkward but heartfelt hug from a gangly teenage son or end a phone call with a teary, dorm-bound daughter saying, "I love you, Mom." I am no one's mother, and I never will be.
iReporter Jannet Walsh made a Mother's Day video memorial for her "best friend" and mom, Margaret, who died last year.
I heard on the news that Junior Seau passed away. Seau, 43, ended his life last Wednesday. He did so as purposefully and violently as he played the game of football. Today, a public memorial is planned for him at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego.
Delia Garcia traveled hundreds of miles to spend Mother's Day marching in Mexico's capital.
For those of you who do not have your calendars marked and gifts or cards purchased, a reminder: Sunday is Mother's Day, a "holiday" that many Americans have the luxury and good fortune to be able to observe.
About a week after we brought our baby girl home from the hospital, my husband called out from the nursery: "Sweetie, what's this?"
An 82-year-old mom and her daughter plan to hike Mt. Everest this Mother's Day.
A not-so-gentle reminder: Mother's Day is Sunday. Maybe your gift is wrapped and your brunch plans booked. Maybe you've already blocked out time to call mom, step-mom, grandmother, den mother -- whoever the person is who fed, cared for, taught and loved you.
I am exhausted from the middle of the night "Will she or won't she throw up?" session.
If you've cast Kellie Pickler as either an "American Idol" runner-up, pop-country musician or both -- it's time to re-evaluate.
Arnold and Maria reunite for their daughter's Fashion's Night Out event
After scavenging through thousands of strangers' Facebook photo albums, you learn a thing or two about how to represent yourself online.
Almost every parent has heard the question:
'Father's Group' has been meeting once a week for the last 14 years to share and discuss the problems of being a father.
With Mother's Day just around the corner, this week seemed like a great time to give a tip of our caps to stay-at-home moms, including these four who used clever ideas to become business moguls.
The battleground of words is a place all mothers of daughters will find themselves. The day that sweet little face looks at you with complete defiance challenging every mother bone in your body, you need to be prepared for the inevitable event.
The season of Father's Day and Mother's Day may be the loneliest for kids with a parent in prison.
Daughter Willow Sage was born Thursday in Los Angeles and is the first child for the singer and husband Carey Hart
Even as she voiced guarded optimism about her son's recovery, the mother of a San Francisco Giants' fan beaten into a coma at Dodgers Stadium lashed out Thursday at those behind the attack -- as well as those who stood by, while it happened.
If there was a job posting for a stepmother it might read:
"She twisted her ankle. Nothing serious," her rep tells PEOPLE
The reality stars will serve a traditional breakfast dish, then finish the day at a Lakers game
Sofia Vergara, Tori Spelling and more reveal their best-loved small screen moms
As a mom, I can tell you what a lot of us think but don't say out loud: Mother's Day only really works as a holiday the first five years you're a mother.
Mother's Day is a sad occasion for many, but not all of the 15 million U.S. stepmothers who have stepchildren under the age of 18.
"Another day in the office ... Flynn is with me on set!" the model Tweeted of her 3-month-old son
Katherine Jackson doesn't celebrate Mother's Day or birthdays for religious reasons.
We could probably come up with about 200 things to not feel guilty about, but then we would just feel guilty about never feeling guilty at all. This list will give you the general idea of what kinds of not-exactly-maternal feelings are within limits, and what childcare chores you can cheat on now and then.
High winds topple the 42-foot Colorado blue spruce behind the White House
The nation's most energy-efficient National Christmas Tree doesn't appear to be the nation's most energy-resistant one. The 42-foot Colorado blue spruce snapped at its base during high winds Saturday morning in Washington.
It's back to school and back to work for most Americans Tuesday, but the return engagement NASCAR's watching with an eagle eye looms 48 hours away: The NFL. How will a league whose Hall of Fame game preseason ratings nearly matched the Daytona 500 affect viewership heading into the Chase? A strong Sunday night show at Atlanta gives the sport much-needed momentum, but will the recent dramas and wide-open title race -- albeit still stuck with Jimmie Johnson as the favorite -- be enough to captivate America from turning on the pigskin instead?
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton saluted State Department daddies on Friday with a "Happy Father's Day" message.
The Duggars' tiny 19th child gained weight as doctors diagnosed her digestive problem
My partner and I recently took our mothers to Las Vegas for a week for Mother's Day. It's not our favorite city, but for a pair of 60-somethings who can sit at the penny slot machines for hours, it was heaven.
The reality star, who stepped out for dinner with Lynne Spears, says they've bonded over motherhood
Her mom, Kris Jenner, is thrilled with Kourtney's baby Mason - and is looking for an encore
Plus: Halle gives a lift to daughter Nahla and more star sightings
The couple also cuddled and "looked beyond happy together" at Tom Hanks's son Colin's wedding
The mother-of-19 says being with preemie Josie will be "a Mother's Day I remember forever"
Find out what Violet and Seraphina's mom loves to get on a very special day
Most people buy Mom flowers for Mother's Day.
The singer is "thrilled" to spend her first Mother's Day at the talk show host's charity walk
For one group of women in Chicago on Sunday, Mother's Day was marked not with flowers, but with a stark reminder of their loss.
Bryn Hoppy arrived Saturday in New York City, a rep tells PEOPLE
From stylish pearl hoops to a beautiful bouquet, we've got you covered this Mother's Day
One mother cherishes a photo her son snapped while riding horses together. Another loves biking with her son along the rivers around Philadelphia. A third clings to her last visit with her daughter in Syria.
Three moms form bond over detainment of children in Iran. CNN's Susan Candiotti reports.
Brad Keselowski does a bi-weekly diary for SI.com. In his latest edition, he talks about the team's short-track strength as it continues to work on finding speed to contend at the Cup Series level. Among the other highlights: the one change he'd make to the new Cup car, what he gains from running in the Nationwide Series and the best Mother's Day gift he's ever given.
Plus: The former Dancing contestant talks about her eight precious gifts
Mother's Day poems come in all shapes and sizes.
"I think you should have a great time with it," the supermodel tells new moms
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