She lived through The Great Depression, her one and only sibling died, had four kids of her own - losing one of them in a mysterious accident, and had her arm amputated due to cancer. Yet, she's the most upbeat positive person I know. She's my hero, she's my mom. This book isn't just about Carm Drayer. It's an incredible collection of stories and tributes that will undoubtably touch your heart.*In 2017 Ohio State student Reagan Tokes was kidnapped, raped and murdered. To this day, her mom Lisa often finds signs from her beloved daughter. In Dear Mom, Lisa is looking for a particular sign on what would've been Reagan's 26th birthday.*Cancer can change so much. For TV News Anchor Maria Durant, it changed everything. Or did it?*What was it like raising twin girls as Ohio's First Lady? Karen Kasich shares fascinating secrets that have rarely been told. *Suzi Hanna not only raised three daughters, she also took care of wild animals inside her home! What else would you expect when you're married to Jungle Jack Hanna!*Katie Smith is a 3 time Olympic Gold Medalist. But how did her mom handle watching all those basketball games?*Imagine watching your kids make history on national TV. *The heartbreak of losing a fur baby. TV News Anchor Yolanda Harris knows that pain all too well. From dog moms to single moms and everything in-between. No one faces life's turmoil and triumphs quite like a mom. Dear Mom is a one of a kind book that you can't put down.

Samantha Slayton's eleventh year includes losing her last baby teeth, towering over every boy in dance school, and being mortified by everything her mother does.

Greive strikes at the heart of the mother-child relationship inside "Dear Mom." Now this ode to mom-dom receives an update, featuring special hand-colored enhancements to the book's captivating black-and-white photographs, author-illustrated end papers, and a gilt-highlighted cover.

Dear Reader: Every woman has stories to tell about her mother. The mother she has, the mother she wants, the mother she misses, the mother she didn't know. We carry our mothers with us. Sometimes we carry her in our hearts, in our heads-or on our backs. Sometimes we are connected to our mothers with the thick, strong cords of intertwined love and true acceptance; other times the bonds are stretched thin and taut, scratching against our consciousness, rubbing raw the sore spots in our souls. But we are always linked to our mothers: both to the dreams of the mothers we wish for and the realities of the mothers we have. Even if our mother has been gone for years-for decades-the relationship is still very much alive. Mom is still with us: offering advice, encouragement, criticism, appreciation, rejection, solace. What we daughters do with this ongoing commentary-whether we unknowingly incorporate it into our reality, or consciously and carefully review it, deciding what to keep and what to put away-is fundamental to how fully we lead our own lives. In Dear Mom: Women's Letters of Love, Loss, and Longing, you meet women who have stripped away pretenses, societal constraints, and basic fears to uncover and express their most private truths about their relationship with their mothers. You get to peer over the shoulders of the women, share in their laughter, and experience their struggles. You see how other women cast light on this most complicated, rewarding, and sometimes frustrating relationship. You witness women at different stages of their lives reflecting on the legacies their mothers (knowingly or unconsciously, but always powerfully) left them. You hear how other women experience the glories and the scars, the hurt and the healing that make up this most primal of connections. You also get to meet the women behind the letters, since each Dear Mom letter is followed by a profile of the contributor. You learn about the surprises, satisfactions, and challenges they faced in writing down their most private truths. The 25 Dear Mom contributors include women from a variety of backgrounds, careers, religions, and lifestyles. They include (present and former) teachers, business owners, homemakers, real estate agents, artists, secretaries, social workers, journalists, and government officials. Some are accomplished professionals, well-known in their fields and public figures in their communities. They are married, single, divorced, widowed. Many, though not all, are mothers themselves. Many contributors are baby boomers, in their 40s and 50s. Others are in their 60s, 70s, and 80s. (The oldest contributor is over 90; her conversation with her mother continues!)

Hear your daughter’s heart… without the angst, arguments, or arm-wrestling Raising a teen daughter can be like trying to chart a course underwater. You can drown in an ocean of one-word answers, defensive conversations, and unpredictable outbursts, and never get anywhere. Popular teen girls’ novelist Melody Carlson helps you cut through murky, deep, uncharted and seemingly unsafe waters so you can hear what your daughter’s really trying to tell you through her anger, silence, and mixed messages: “I need you, but I won’t admit it.” “I’m not as confident as I appear.” “I have friends. I need a mother.” Instead of focusing on outward behaviors, Dear Mom captures your daughter’s heart and soul. You can know your daughter’s hopes and fears, doubts and dreams about her identity, guys, friendships, and even you. And you can connect on a deeper, more intimate level that will carry both you and your daughter through the stormy seas of life.

DEAR MOM, I hate wearing old-fashioned dresses every day. STANDING OUTBeing called White Girl because I speak too proper for the black kids, too poor to fit in with the cool kids.And then when I finally built up the courage to tell you;"Mom, I'm hurting. Mom they won't leave me alone." You say, "Turn the other cheek." I hated when you said "yes" to everybody, no matter how much you didn't want to do it.No matter how bad he treated you, no matter how much it hurt you, you said, "Sometimes, you just gotta pray about it."I hate being poor. I hate living with you. I hate you. I hate you. I hate you.Until the phone rings, and the voice says, "Khadija. Your mother is dead."This intimate story of a lost girl chronicles Khadija Grant's experiences growing up as a teen and how it has shaped who she is today. It was written to shed light on issues teens and young adults face, and is a reminder to parents like herself, who sometimes forget just how difficult it can be finding your way.

The perspective of this collection of poems is primarily that of a mother dealing with the many disabilities that someone in her life may have and that of the child himself or herself. Mothers have always had it tough. From the days of Adam & Eve, mothers have always faced challenges and fears that fathers either ignore, "delegate," or simply find a solution without any thought or emotion. But mothers...they are wired differently from the moment they realize they're expecting. A new instinct kicks in. And when a disability enters the joys of parenthood, the mother becomes a new form of superhero that the world is a better place because of her.