All posts by Mollie Hemingway
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Gwyneth Paltrow May Be An Annoying Prima Donna But She’s Not Racist
Oh Gwyneth, Gwyneth, Gwyneth. There are so many good reasons to dislike Gwyneth Paltrow, the born-to-privilege celebrity, but...
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No One Prepared Me For The Last Day Of School!
Yeah, I’ll admit it: I cried on the first day of school. When my little precious 4-year-old got...
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Mother Works To Keep Nation’s Youngest Speller Grounded
I have an obsession with the Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee. At my last newspaper, I used to...
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I Missed The Parental Panic Memo
Occasionally the neighborhood list-serv will light up with an announcement about a creepy man going door-to-door. Half the...
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Can Mothers Be Good Friends?
A neighbor recently asked me for some advice. Diane is the nursing mother of a newborn and a...
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No, Seriously, How Do Single Moms Do It?
All I could think about when I brought my oldest child home from the hospital was this:
No, seriously....
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Does My Daughter Really Have A Deathly Nut Allergy? I’m Skeptical
In the time since my daughter was diagnosed as being deathly allergic to walnuts, pecans and filberts, and...
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Why I Can’t Get Behind Mother’s Day
This weekend I spent a lot of time with my daughters walking around town. Every single store, it...
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My Family Is Completely Sabotaging My Yard Sale Prep
I’m trying to get our family ready for a yard sale this weekend. We have a basement full...
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Feminist Site Tries To Slut-Shame Pro-Life Woman
Well this is sad. You would think that if the week-long, 24-hours-a-day outrage over Rush Limbaugh's comments against...
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Top Democratic Strategist Mom-Shames Ann Romney
Imagine if Rush Limbaugh said women’s opinions on the economy are worthless if they’re stay-at-home moms. Imagine if...
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Teen’s Subversive Art Censored By Public School
Pilgrim High School officials ordered a portion of a painting by 17-year-old artist Liz Bierendy to be painted...
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I Had To Fire My Nanny After Finding Out About Her Trouble With The Law
My friend Yvette is about as calm as can be. Her life got really complex a few months...
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Fertility Shaming: ‘It’s A Vagina, Not A Clown Car’
In one of the cultures I'm in, large families are considered awesome. You're not looked down on for...
