Modern Woman + Mother
There was this moment when I knew. I don’t remember him crying or wailing for his grandma, but I knew that my son preferred her to me. To me, his mother. I’m the one who tried and waited for him. I’m the one who sang Once Upon a Dream to him in the shower, holding[Read More…]
My dad is in prison. I don’t think I’ve ever said that in any public capacity. It’s not like it comes up organically in conversation. How do you bring that up? “What did you do this weekend?” “Oh nothing much. Laundry, grocery shopping, went to see my dad in jail. You know, the usual.”[Read More…]
By: Jenny Haacker So long are the days of traditional dating and magical love stories. The modern form of dating and romance has taken shape as popular mobile dating apps like Tinder and Bumble. If you’re not familiar, these apps let users filter through potential matches with the ease of a swipe. Plain and simple:[Read More…]
“How could she do that?” “That’s murder.” “I would never, ever do that.” “How selfish.” We hear these exchanges all the time. People are talking about it, and people are talking about it a lot, especially now with reproductive rights being a hot button issue. Abortion. “I just don’t understand how any woman could do[Read More…]
Let’s be clear about one thing, guys: we love y’all. We couldn’t live without you (well, we could probably wrangle up a mom gang and be fine), but we really don’t want to. You’re silly and fun and just totally you. So in honor of that silly, fun you, we present: 22 quintessential dad moments, as told[Read More…]
Gaining a stepfather is a tenuous thing. There’s this doubt because you know how easy it was for your parent to leave you. You often wonder how much easier it might be for this new person to do the same. Will they see you as a temporary child? Or as just a burden that must[Read More…]
Celebrating the father figures in our lives can mean different things to different people- below, some of us at NoFilter shared our tributes to the dads, husbands, fathers become grandparents, and ex-husbands who have shaped our lives in some way. To my husband, Watching you be a father has made me a better mother than[Read More…]
When my marriage hit the 21 year mark, I was so happy. Here I was, with the man of my dreams, which was something I never thought would happen. My marriage isn’t perfect, but we have been hanging in there for a pretty long time (and we have six kids), so we must be doing[Read More…]
I generally try very hard to avoid “educating” the public online. It’s way too easy easy to come off as a real know-it-all bitch and no one likes that. But there are so many things I really want to say when discussions creep into my area of expertise… I probably wouldn’t classify myself as an expert[Read More…]
In the three years since I’ve had my daughter, I’ve used Mother’s Day as a time that I’ve used to reflect on how the women in my life have helped me be a better mother. I have some wonderful women in my life that have helped shape me as a parent. Because my mother passed[Read More…]
By Trish Harden, Cheryl Malik, and the NoFilter Contributors Team. Hey hubby/kids/individual I mentored like my own damn child, are you procrastinating on the purchase of your Mother’s Day gifts? Surely, I taught you better than that, didn’t I? I always have things done well in advance and never… oh wait, I’m posting what I[Read More…]
Emily wrote this piece shortly before her grandfather passed away. We publish this article expressing her fears, memories, and grief in his honor. My Pappaw is dying and I don’t know what to do. My heart is breaking. I know that I’ve been very lucky, luckier than most. He’s nearly 91 and until about a[Read More…]
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