Tag: Motherhood
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Do We Have to Look Abroad to find the G.O.A.T of Mothers?
Hello Meltingpot Readers, In honor of Mother’s Day this coming Sunday, I’m re-posting this article I wrote back in 2012 regarding the competitive nature of mothering. At the time it seemed like everyone wanted to pit mothers against each other based on their life choices and parenting decisions. Guess what, not much has changed. So,…
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#Flashback Friday: Motherhood as a Competitive Sport
Hello Meltingpot Readers, Recently a New York Times Op-Ed piece ran that suggested Black mothers were better mothers than White mothers. Besides the multiple comments berating the writer for daring to suggest such a thing on the New York Times website, one Black woman wrote a pretty scathing take down of the Times piece in…
