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fromThe Nation
3 days ago
Film

A Visceral Look at the Impossible Task of Mothering

A mother’s exhaustion and alienation intensify as caregiving responsibilities, work, and family crises strain her emotional and physical limits.
fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago
Film

Mary Bronstein discusses motherhood in her movie 'If I Had Legs I'd Kick You'

A mother overwhelmed by anxiety struggles alone to care for a mysteriously ill child amid domestic disasters and an absent, unhelpful husband.
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

Send kids to school with a cough or sniffles? Some parents say no way

Since then, school policies have softened significantly. At L.A. Unified, for example, parents are directed to send their children to school if they have a mild cold or cough. The main symptoms that require keeping a child home are fever of 100.4 and above, vomiting or diarrhea, according to district instructions on "How to Safely Send Your Student to School."
Education
fromBusiness Insider
3 months ago

A stranger fixed my Nespresso machine when I most needed it. Decades later, I still think of her.

In 2013, on a particularly challenging morning, my coffee machine broke right after my son was diagnosed with leukemia. I was utterly exhausted and scared, needing that caffeine boost to manage my emotions and responsibilities.
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