Motherhood

Prologue
The Early Birds
by Jenny Minton
Sam is breathing like a frog. I show my mother. I tell her, 'I gave birth to a frog.' She says, 'They are going to be beautiful boys.' And she adds, 'But it's good you can say how you feel.' I tell the nurse that Sam appears to be heaving more than Gus.

Getting Ready to Fall, Part 2
A Better Woman
by Susan Johnson
Meanwhile, my body had its own plans. All the while I was trying to compose a mature intellectual and rational framework in which to answer the question of whether or not to have a child, my body believed it already had the solution.

A Thin Soup of Resources
Mother Nurture
by Rick Hanson, Ph.D., Jan Hanson, M.S., L.Ac., Ricki Pollycove, M.D., M.H.S.
If the demands on a person grow, her resources should grow as well. We're sure that one sort of resource has increased since you had children: the emotional fulfillment of being a mother. But otherwise, have your resources grown since your baby was born?

Relaunch or Not? You Decide
Back on the Career Track: A Guide for Stay-at-Home Moms Who Want to Return to Work
by Carol Fishman Cohen, Vivian Steir Rabin
Returning to the workforce can be a daunting job for full-time moms. It requires reigniting old contacts (including co-workers who were once their junior), marketing themselves strategically, and battling the diminished self-image that plagues most women

Don't Cry Over Spilt Guilt
Momfidence!: An Oreo Never Killed Anybody and Other Secrets of Happier Parenting
by Paula Spencer
Lose the Guilt, Love Your Instincts. If the latest 'breakthrough' child-development theory, parenting technique, or child-appropriate diet makes you worry or groan (or just want to lie down for a nap), it's time to make way for Momfidence! Paula Spencer,

Ten Days - Ten Years
Unraveled: One Woman's Story of Moving Out, Moving On, and Becoming a Better Mother
by Maria Housden
As a twelve-year-old girl, Maria Housden's vision of a happy future included everything that society expects girls to yearn for: a home, a husband, and, of course, children. Life had other plans.

Watching Star Trek with Dylan, Part 2
Between Mothers and Sons
by Patricia Stevens
So, what can I do to nurture my son, this practically alien being? One thing I can do is let him watch Star Trek, or what he recognizes in it, I am now sure, is the plain truth about his destiny.

We Wuz Robbed
The Imperfect Mom: Candid Confessions of Mothers Living in the Real World
by Therese J. Borchard
The supermom is a suburban legend. At some point, we've all forgotten to pack a lunch, yelled at our kids, or been late to soccer practice. This book is for every mom who has ever gotten angry at being interrupted from a consecutive five hours of sleep

Part 1
Beyond the Mommy Years: How to Live Happily Ever After... After the Kids Leave Home
by Carin Rubenstein Ph.D.
Thirty million mothers between 40 and 60 years old are about to face childless households for the first time in decades. For some women, it is a lonely and confusing time; but for the vast majority, it's a journey of joy and discovery.