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Greetings!
We love Mother's Day! It's the perfect time to reflect on the amazing things we do even in difficult times and unfavorable circumstances. This edition of the MOTHERS eNews is dedicated to our triumphs and successes, the result of maternal strength, creativity, persistence and commitment. Mothering is a crucially important and lifelong activity. Not just anyone can do it. To put it bluntly, we rock.
In this issue, you'll see a glimpse of why we deserve practical public policies, and so much more than an annual holiday, as lovely as it may be. From "mompreneurs" and single parents to mothers in pictures and agents of change, this is our Mother's Day card to you. Let us know what you think at valeriey@motherscenter.org and stay on top of the news on and share our posts with your friends.
Thank you for being an advocate for mothers and families,
The mothers of MOTHERS. |

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Mothers In Charge | |
Some women find the best way to manage work and family is to be their own boss. We all have only 24 hours in a day, but it can make a huge difference if you are the one deciding precisely how those hours will be spent. One mompreneur says, "Having children and being a mom makes me a better and stronger person." And a savvy business owner, too. Read more here.
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"Mother"as a Verb | |
Freelance photographer Ali Smith studies mother love in action in a series of shots for her project "Momma Love; How the Mother Half Lives". You'll be inspired by the variety of the maternal experience beautifully depicted at http://momfilter.com/talk/editors-letter-ali-smith. We love, protect, nurture, grow, teach, challenge and comfort our children, in a million different ways every day. What a diverse group we mothers are! |
Mothering Against the Odds | |

Were you raised by a single parent? One quarter of all US children are now, and that's more than any other industrialized country in the world. The vast majority of single parents are women. In some ways, it's harder here than anywhere else. As the Associated Press points out in this recent article, "The U.S. ... lacks policies to help support families, including childcare at work and national paid maternity leave, which are commonplace in other countries."
We also have higher rates of child poverty, even though many single mothers work. Low wage jobs, coupled with a lack of policies supporting children and families, mean the basics needs for food, shelter, and health care aren't met for millions. But make no mistake, we make single mothering an uphill climb. It could be otherwise. As noted in the AP piece, "it isn't being a single parent in itself that raises difficulties. 'Single moms do a brilliant and amazing job raising their children,' said Terry O'Neill, president of the National Organization for Women. 'It is also true that single moms in this country are systemically underpaid, and systematically under-resourced and systemically unrespected. It's not the fact they are single moms that makes things difficult."
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Mothers As Advocates | |
Every single day, in your very own home, you make difficult decisions, allocate resources, quell fears, and persuade cranky people to your way of thinking. Congratulations, Mom - you have all the skills of an effective advocate! This toolkit from "Zero to Three", the national nonprofit promoting children's health and development, knows that the road to children's well-being leads straight to informed mothers who will speak out. Their online interactive worksheets direct and organize your thinking and presto - you are a voice for change. |
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