By Jessica Humphries — 2021
We explore what other cultures can teach us about raising well-rounded human beings.
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For as long as I could remember I wanted to be one of those stay-at-home moms. Damn the two degrees and a promising career. I wanted to raise kids, go to the park, and make cute lunches for us all. Super difficult and thankless job, but I was here for it.
Mother-daughter bonds within the Black community can be powerful counters against systemic oppression. We invited four moms to share their wisdom in open letters to their daughters.
Motherhood is an identity that calls for women to forgo belonging in their romantic relationships, professional aspirations, and even the public sphere in exchange for isolation and disconnection peppered with private praise drowned out by public critique and social exclusion.
I thought motherhood would make me weak and passive but it has filled me with fury and passion instead.
We asked the HuffPost Parents community to share their advice for new dads of daughters, and here’s what they had to say:
After 40 years of visiting the Barí Indians in Venezuela, anthropologists have discovered a new twist on family values.
Too often, we ignore how much fathers matter to children.