“Can I call you Mom?” my 6-year-old bonus daughter asked, smiling up at me with her big brown eyes. The question took me by surprise. Time froze as my boyfriend, her father, and I looked at each other ...

DEAR ERIC: My son is recently engaged to a fabulous woman. I love her dearly. She’s always addressed me as Mrs. [My Last Name]. I would like to pass the torch, per se, and tell her that she will soon ...

LaVina Hawkins is a 45-year-old who lives in Gaithersburg, Maryland. When she was 9, she went to her first sleepover and was teased by the other girls. She called her mom and asked to be picked up.

During pregnancy, people started referring to me as Mom. While some other pregnant women seemed to find this cute or sweet, I didn't. In fact, as my daughter (and my belly) grew larger and it was more ...

Dear Eric: My son is recently engaged to a fabulous woman. I love her dearly. She’s always addressed me as Mrs. [My Last Name]. I would like to pass the torch, per se, and tell her that she will soon ...

“Hey mama, here’s that lanolin you asked for,” the postpartum nurse says as she hands me a tiny tube of a salve that won’t do much healing for my bleeding nips or my fragile emotional state. Everyone ...

When my girls and I finally curled up in bed to read our traditional “Kissing Hand” book, it was almost 10 p.m. Courtesy of Sarah Shrader I didn’t think I would take it this hard – feel this much ...

I was surprised when people started calling me Mom when I was pregnant. I quickly began to hate it. It was all part of my identity crisis while transitioning to motherhood. During pregnancy, people ...