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mothers stories: 69 news summaries

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 Twilight's Secret 
 Superfans: Moms 

The secret group of Twilight fans even reports better sex lives

Nov 16, 09 8:55 AM CST
(Newser) - Twilight’s “unthinkably cheesy,” unabashedly adolescent take on love—vampire love, at that—is inspiring adoration in a hidden cache of fans: “smart, sophisticated, well-read mothers.” Why would an otherwise mature adult turn to mush over Stephenie Meyer’s teen saga—even putting a photo of... More »

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entertainment • mothers • Twilight • Robert Pattinson • Stephenie Meyer • moms

 Today's Hot 
 Dieting Tool: 
 Breast Feeding 

Study shows breastfeeding women slim faster

Nov 12, 09 3:03 PM CST
(Newser) - It's not the most PC thing to admit, but more and more moms are jumping on the breast-feeding wagon for the love of their...waist, reports Catherine Saint Louis for the New York Times. "For those incredibly shrinking women, the time they nurse is precious not only for its... More »

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pregnancy • weight loss • mothers • baby • breast feeding • scientific study • medical study

KAREN HOUPPERT

 The Mommy 
 Industry Is 
 Killing Moms 

Selling advice to parents is just adding stress

Oct 27, 09 12:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Thanks to offhand comments from her son ("You're a mean mom!") and underhanded comments from other parents ("Your son's very competitive!"), Karen Houppert wakes up at 2:30am every day, wrestling with self-doubt. The newest parenting trend—family coaches to perfect your child-raising skills—... More »

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motherhood • parenting • parents • mothers

 Most Stay-at-Home 
 Moms Aren't 
 'Opting Out': 
 Census 

Contrary to 'opt-out revolution' notion, most stay-at-home moms start that way

Oct 1, 09 11:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - The so-called opt-out revolution by stay-at-home moms “is not and never has been and will not be a revolution,” says one sociologist—and statistics from the most recent census support that point. The term was coined to describe well-educated women leaving high-powered careers to raise children, but census... More »

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education • motherhood • parenting • mothers • income • working mothers • US Census • Census data • career • mother

(Newser) - Amniocentesis may become a thing of the past, as new procedures are developed that can non-invasively but definitively test for Down syndrome and other chromosomal abnormalities, writes Amanda Schaffer for DoubleX. The procedures, expected to be available in the next few years, take advantage of a recent discovery: Early in... More »

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pregnancy • mothers • fetus • Down Syndrome • women's issues • amniocentesis

(Newser) - Stefanie Wilder-Taylor made a name for herself penning light-hearted accounts of life as a hard-drinking mom, so her blog readers were shocked when she announced that she was laying off the sauce, the New York Times reports. Drinking-while-parenting “was a way to express that we’re still fun people,... More »

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motherhood • alcohol • alcoholism • mothers • alcohol abuse • drinking • blogger • writers • mother

analysis

 Let's 
 Heed 
 Moms' 
 Warning Signs 


Aug 1, 09 4:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - It’s easy to demonize Otty Sanchez, the Texas mother who allegedly killed and ate parts of her weeks-old son, but the case suggests “some steps we as a society should be taking to support new mothers,” Karen Houppert writes in Salon. Even the medical community is ignorant... More »

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post partum depression • mothers • infanticide • killer moms • Otty Sanchez

Retailers Pitch Tweens, Moms Age-Appropriate Wares

Marketers seek positive messages for their products

Jul 27, 09 10:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - Tween girls are a $43 billion market—but they’re not the ones with the wallets. Marketers are aiming for parents concerned about kids facing a barrage of ads that may not be “age-appropriate,” the Washington Times reports. “Many products are about making them older faster, but... More »

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parenting • marketing • parents • mothers • teenager • tween

OPINION

Moms Deserve
a Break Today

Think before offering 'constructive criticism,' then ... keep it to yourself: Warner

Jun 26, 09 3:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - The maternal resentment has evidently been building up for a while, and New York Times blogger Judith Warner is letting loose. She recounts slights perpetrated against her and her friends and wonders: "Why do people so often permit themselves to dump—verbally, emotionally, with a surgically precise ability... More »

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parenting • children • parents • mothers • working mothers • busybodies • Judith Warner • Ayelet Waldman • Bad Mother • women's issues

ANALYSIS

 We Love Dad, Too; We Just 
 Don't Spend as Much 

But that doesn't mean we don't love him as much

Jun 21, 09 9:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - It’s a good thing that it’s the thought that counts, because research shows that while moms are lavished with gifts on Mother’s Day, fathers, by comparison, tend to be short-changed on Father’s Day, the Washington Post says. Americans spend about $130 on their moms, $90.89... More »

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children • mothers • Greeting cards • Father's Day • fathers

OPINION

 Best and Worst 
 Celeb Moms 

Mother's Day survey reveals holiday activities, too

May 7, 09 12:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - In a poll of 10,000 readers ahead of Mother's Day, more would trust their kids to Jennifer Aniston than Brangelina, ParentDish.com reveals. More from the survey
  • Most trustworthy babysitter: Ellen DeGeneres and her partner Portia De Rossi.
  • Best mom: Jennifer Garner, followed by a tie between
... More »

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Britney Spears • Angelina Jolie • Courtney Love • Brad Pitt • parenting • Disney World • Michelle Obama • Roseanne Barr • Dina Lohan • list • mothers • celebrity • recession • Kate Moss • Jennifer Aniston • Reese Witherspoon • Jennifer Garner • survey • Sarah Palin • Sarah Michelle Gellar • Mother's Day • celebrity parents • Jada Pinkett Smith • Clair Huxtable

Diaper Makers Trade Punches in Turf War

Big brands are trying to keep moms loyal, despite big prices

Apr 13, 09 10:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Big diaper companies don’t want to lower prices after recent hikes, so instead they’re fighting to convince new moms that their products are the superior option for bundling that joy. From offering aloe-soaked, organic Huggies to having celebrities tout Pampers to bribing “mommy bloggers,” the recession... More »

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mothers • blogger • Kimberly Clark • disposable diapers • Huggies • Pampers • Procter & Gamble • organic cotton

Judge OKs
Collection of Dead Man's Sperm

Grieving mom wants son, 21, to 'live on'

Apr 8, 09 12:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Texas judge has granted a grieving mother's wish to have some of her 21-year-old son's sperm collected posthumously, the Austin American-Statesman reports. Marissa Evans intends to have a grandchild from a surrogate mother. "I want him to live on," Evans said of her son, Nikolas, who died... More »

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Texas • sperm • mothers • surrogates

 Judge Blasts 
 Juror-Seducing Mom 

Undercover recordings outing juror won't vacate murder trial verdict

Apr 1, 09 12:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - A judge has put a halt to efforts by a convicted murderer to have his verdict vacated—because the man's mom acted as a "vigilante" when she flirted with a juror in an attempt to get information out of him, the New York Times reports. After plying Juror... More »

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crime • Brooklyn • mothers • murder trial • juror • undercover • misconduct

(Newser) - The concept of Twitter, widely copied in the US and abroad, has found a home at a mommy-centric website, the Wall Street Journal reports. The site Today’s Mama hosts a new microblog called “Connect," which, unlike Twitter, allows users to join groups by region or... More »

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social networking • Internet • parenting • Web 2.0 • mothers • website • Twitter • moms

OPINION

 Enough Already: 
 Breastfeeding 
 Is Overrated 

Ambivalent research hasn't stopped the bullying of formula moms

Mar 20, 09 1:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Breast milk isn’t a magical elixir that boosts IQ and thwarts illness, but it may be the residue of women’s subjugation, Hanna Rosin writes in the Atlantic. Science has never handily declared breastfeeding better than bottled formula, says Rosin. At best, it prevents gastrointestinal illness in some children,... More »

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women • mothers • breast feeding • breast milk • infants • infant formula

 71-Year-Old New Mom 
 Wants to Go for No. 2 

After decades of trying for child, couple heard about IVF

Mar 6, 09 10:50 AM CST
(Newser) - At 70, after 4 decades of trying, Indian Rajo Devi Lohan had her first child last year, making her the world’s oldest known mother. Now, she tells the Guardian she’s “strong”—and wants a brother for daughter Naveen. But she and her husband sold 2 buffaloes... More »

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India • age • mothers • baby • birth

Bruni Hopes to Expand French First Family

Carla will look into adoption if she and Sarko can't conceive

Mar 5, 09 5:43 AM CST
(Newser) - France's first lady wants to bring a Bruni-Sarkozy into the world and she's willing to adopt if necessary, the Daily Telegraph reports. "I would love to have another child, but I'm not going to fight against nature," said the 41-year-old former supermodel, who has a son from a... More »

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adoption • Nicolas Sarkozy • France • mothers • Carla Bruni

Nadya Threatens Suicide in Cop Call on Missing Son

'I'm going to kill myself,' Suleman says after 5-year-old wandered off

Mar 5, 09 3:13 AM CST
(AP) - "Oh God, I'm going to kill myself," unhinged octuplet mom Nadya Suleman repeatedly told a police dispather last year as she frantically searched for a missing son, according to emergency phone call tapes. Suleman called 911 after her 5-year-old son went missing from the front yard, only to... More »

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mothers • 911 call • multiple births • octuplets • Nadya Suleman

(Newser) - The grandmother of the California octuplets has backtracked on a well-publicized, and rather dim opinion of her daughter, Us reports. Nadya Suleman “is trying so hard to take care of these children, and she's a good mother,” her mother, Angela, said. “She's a very good mother,... More »

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California • mothers • baby • Kaiser Permanente • television interview • grandmother • octuplets • Nadya Suleman • Angela Suleman

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