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motherhood stories: 35 news summaries

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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

 Obama Owns Up: Michelle 
 Made More Sacrifices 

Many men 'still a little obtuse' about imbalance in household dynamics

Oct 22, 09 7:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - The men in many families need to be "knocked across the head every once in a while" to realize how much more work their partners are putting into child-raising, President Obama says, and the Obamas are no exception. "There's no doubt that our family, like a lot of... More »

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Barack Obama • motherhood • fatherhood • Michelle Obama • working mothers • President Obama • women's issues

 'Abortion Addict' Ended 
 15 Pregnancies 

In controversial memoir, Irene Vilar says legal abortion saved her life

Oct 13, 09 12:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Once an “abortion addict,” Irene Vilar is making waves on both sides of the contentious debate with her memoir of the 15 pregnancies she terminated—including one she had forgotten about. One pro-life blogger called for her to be thrown in jail; as for the other side, “... More »

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abortion • motherhood • memoir • book • pro-life • abortion debate • pro-choice • Irene Vilar

 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

 Ashlee: 
 Jess Wants 
 a Baby, Too 

Simpson says she doesn't envy her single sister

Sep 10, 09 10:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ashlee Simpson loves being a mom and says her older sister Jessica wants the same thing, People reports. "She's always saying, 'Oh, I want a baby!' " Ashlee tells Redbook. "Being a mom's so empowering and incredible." So doesn't Ashlee, who's all married and settled down... More »

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entertainment • motherhood • Jessica Simpson • Pete Wentz • Ashlee Simpson • celebrity baby • Bronx Mowgli Wentz

(Newser) - For Katie Roiphe, the connection with her newborn child is like an “addiction," she writes on DoubleX. "There is an opium-den quality to maternity leave. The high of a love that obliterates everything.” Why, then, can’t feminists accept that motherhood is more than a “... More »

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motherhood • parenting • feminism • addiction • infant • newborn • feminists • maternity leave • narcotics • women's issues

(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

glossies


 Falco Brings 
 Soul to Mean 
 Nurse Jackie 

Actress adopted quietly; is more like Nurse Jackie than Carmela

May 31, 09 5:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - Former Sopranos matriarch Edie Falco is back, and this time her cable series character is closer to the actress herself—a blue-collar woman who shirks appearances and works hard, Newsweek reports. But Falco isn't quite the brassy protagonist in Showtime's Nurse Jackie, either. The Long Island native is a warm,... More »

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adoption • motherhood • The Sopranos • Showtime • actress • Edie Falco • Nurse Jackie • single mother

(Newser) - A pregnant 66-year-old woman on track to become Britain's oldest mother is unapologetic about her decision, and insists she feels like a 39-year-old woman—some days, reports the Mirror. The successful factory owner claims that she's in better shape than many of her younger employees. "It’s not... More »

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pregnancy • motherhood • in vitro fertilization • old age • Elizabeth Munro

Parenting
for Dummies:
What Not to Do

Bad parents proudly cop to their worst-of moments in books

Apr 13, 09 8:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - Move over, arguments about organic baby food. A new set of books celebrates a less perfect kind of parenting—stories from moms and dads who mess up, and don't mind copping to it, the Wall Street Journal reports. Parents who let their toddlers watch too much TV or have read... More »

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motherhood • fatherhood • parenting • book • confession

Newlywed Gisele Dreams of Big Family With Brady

She's 'in that place' now

Mar 11, 09 7:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Though she claims not to fit the “supermodel” label, there is one Gisele Bundchen wouldn’t mind trying on, she tells Harper’s Bazaar: mother. The 6-foot, size-4 Brazilian bombshell recently wed NFL star Tom Brady and is contemplating her next move. “I want to have a big... More »

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fashion • motherhood • Donatella Versace • Gisele Bundchen • Tom Brady • supermodel • Harper's Bazaar

(Newser) - The mother who recently gave birth to octuplets did so determined to raise them as a single parent, Us magazine reports. "She did have boyfriends. She did have someone who really wanted to get married," said the mother of Nadya Suleman. But those relationships just didn't work out.... More »

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motherhood • in vitro fertilization • mothers • baby • fertility treatment • infants • multiple births • octuplets • Nadya Suleman

OPINION

Hideously Rich? Rent a Womb!

New York Times writer's chronicle of surrogate motherhood appalls Thomas Frank

Dec 10, 08 11:04 AM CST
(Newser) - In a credit-crunched world, the excesses of the rich no longer seem so cute. But apparently no one mentioned this to ex-New York Times columnist Alex Kuczynski who, after years of writing about billionaires, married one and joined the club. Thomas Frank revisits her recent chronicle of the trials of... More »

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pregnancy • motherhood • New York Times • rich • surrogates • class

Indian Woman, 70, Is Oldest First-Time Mom 

She and husband say they'd wanted a child together for 50 years.

Dec 10, 08 9:19 AM CST
(Newser) - A 70-year-old woman in India says she gave birth to her first child in late November, making her the world’s oldest new mother, the BBC reports. Rajo Devi underwent fertility treatment so she and her husband, Bala Ram, could realize their 50-year dream of having a child. Ram is... More »

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motherhood • India • in vitro fertilization • mothers • birth • new parents • senior citizens

(Newser) - In an unusual sign of the slowing economy, more women are applying to donate eggs or become surrogate mothers at fertility clinics, reports the Wall Street Journal. Surrogates can make about $25,000; while eggs usually sell for $3,000 to $8,000, one agency's ad offers $25,000 for... More »

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motherhood • fertility clinic • surrogates • egg donors • financial crisis

 More Kids for Kidman? 

Actress says she may be ready to trade Hollywood for motherhood

Nov 18, 08 2:34 PM CST
(Newser) - Nicole Kidman may join the list of actors ditching the limelight for full-time motherhood—or at least threatening to. "In terms of my future as an actor and stuff, I don't know," said the 41-year-old Oscar winner, who may want to give 4-month-old Sunday Rose, her daughter with... More »

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motherhood • Nicole Kidman • celebrity • Keith Urban • Sunday Rose Kidman Urban

C-Sections, Wary Docs
Push Birth Costs Up

Report is critical of high-tech methods, urges natural ones

Oct 8, 08 11:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Spending on childbirth—the country's No. 1 reason for hospitalization—is on the rise, and much of it is due to unnecessary tests and procedures, USA Today reports. A new study critical of the system found that $2.5 billion is spent annually on needless high-tech C-sections, which cost... More »

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health care costs • motherhood • infant • childbirth • hospitalization • health study • obstetrician-gynecologists • cesarean section

 Clinton Would 
 Stomp Palin in 
 Prez Race: Poll 

Hillary scores 2-1 over Palin among women voters

Oct 7, 08 3:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton would make moose meat of Sarah Palin in a head-to-head election battle to be president, according to a new poll among women voters. In a theoretical 2012 faceoff,  women voters said they would back Hilary 61% to Palin's 27%, reports the New York Daily News. Clinton is... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Alaska • motherhood • Chelsea Clinton • popularity • Election 2008 • economy • Sarah Palin • Shezoom

olympics

'Supermom' Torres Won't Rule Out 2012 Games

3 Beijing silvers—and close call with gold— may push swimmer to try for London

Aug 18, 08 1:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Though Dara Torres says she’s looking forward to hanging with her 2-year-old, the US swimmer’s three silver medals in Beijing have some asking if she’ll aim to compete in the 2012 Olympics—when she’ll be 45. "I don't know," Torres told the Philadelphia Inquirer.... More »

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motherhood • 2008 Beijing Olympics • swimming • working mothers • Dara Torres

 Michelle's
 First Job:
 'Mom-in-Chief'

Obama talks kids, Barack, and politics

Aug 5, 08 9:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - Michelle Obama says her foremost role as first lady would be as “mom-in-chief,” helping her daughters settle into life in the White House and “making sure they know they will continue to be the center of our universe.” In a wide-ranging interview with Ebony, she described... More »

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Barack Obama • motherhood • Michelle Obama • Election 2008

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