Word: motherhood
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Vanessa Carlton coos in her new song, “White Houses,” the lamentation, “we grew up way too fast.” At last Thursday’s screening of Inside Out, a documentary about the harsh reality of teen motherhood, the lyrics of this piece of contemporary pop took on a whole new meaning...
...Italy, the Vatican's political influence remains strong enough to keep gay rights off the official agenda. In March the Italian parliament passed one of the most stringent assisted - fertility laws in Europe?it bans donor sperm, donor eggs and surrogate motherhood, which same - sex couples could use to have children, and limits assisted - fertility treatments to "stable" heterosexual couples...
Mothers wear many hats, including that of problem solver. These women responded to the chores and nagging concerns of motherhood with entrepreneurial zeal, turning their troubles into cottage industries. Their inventions are now sold in stores and online...
...past 30 years have seen the emergence of the working mom, the single mom, the supermom, the soccer mom and--because full-time motherhood is often considered a choice rather than a given--the stay-at-home mom. Yet aside from the recent categorization of NASCAR dads (which more pointedly concerns the significance of NASCAR than parenting), the title of dad has rarely been linked to a modifier. It would be wrong, however, to conclude that the role of fathers has remained unaltered; the majority of men today are vastly more involved in the rearing of their children and maintenance...
...accomplished bankruptcy lawyer who married her law school classmate before he made millions dazzling juries across North Carolina. Their 16-year-old son's 1996 death in an auto accident sent them in other directions: him, into a meteoric rise in politics; her, into a second round of motherhood, having one baby at 48 and another at 50. Heinz Kerry and Edwards had a lot to say about where life has brought them--and where they hope it will still take them...