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  • May 2008

    • Dungeon Daughter: 'I Never Want to See My Father Again'

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  May 12, 08 5:33 AM CDT

      Dungeon Daughter: 'I Never Want to See My Father Again'

      (Newser) - The Austrian woman who spent 24 years in a cellar as the sex slave of her sadistic father has said she never wants to see him again, reports the Daily Telegraph . The information was revealed as Elisabeth Fritzl, 42, spent her first Mother's Day with five of her six surviving children. When she was first reunited with the three raised "above ground" by her parents she hugged them, sobbing: "My babies. You are so beautiful," the paper reported. More »

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      Austria  • Elisabeth Fritzl  • Amstetten, Austria  • dungeon  • Mother's Day  • cellar

    • Time's 10 Best Mothers Ever...

      Time  |  May 11, 08 5:35 PM CDT

      Time's 10 Best Mothers Ever...

      (Newser) - No one's perfect, but some moms get pretty close—even if they do have control issues, out-of-wedlock kids, or a little drug habit. Time picked these winners for going against the grain. Dumbo's mom: for giving her child wings The moms of The Joy Luck Club : for caring a bit too much Gaia, or Mother Earth: for the skies and the fields More »

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      mothers  • motherhood  • Moses  • Mother's Day

    • ... And 10 Worst, From Futurama to Mommie Dearest

      Time  |  May 11, 08 5:34 PM CDT

      ... And 10 Worst, From Futurama to Mommie Dearest

      (Newser) - If an ounce of mom is worth a pound of clergy, as they say, these mothers would topple the scales. Time lists its all-time worst moms:  Mom on Futurama : for bringing her cut-throat business sense home Mother in The Wall : for making Pink a baby forever Mrs. Robinson: for not backing off after bedding poor Dustin More »

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      mothers  • motherhood  • Mother's Day  • Anne Bancroft

    • NYT 's Friedman: Call Your Mother

      New York Times  |  May 11, 08 10:19 AM CDT

      NYT 's Friedman: Call Your Mother

      (Newser) - New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman has a piece of policy-free advice for readers today: “Call your mom.” His own died last month, and on his first Mother’s Day without her, he recalls her influence on his own optimism, which can be found “between the lines of virtually every column.” Without being naive, “she was the most uncynical person in the world.” More »

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      family  • holiday  • mothers  • Thomas Friedman  • columnists  • Mother's Day

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