When I became a mother, my daughter’s own teenage years were nothing more than an abstract concept. Like many parents I could not envision life a decade or more down the road, particularly when my own life had not yet taken shape. Though I had a vague idea what kind of person I wanted her to be when she eventually started high school, I couldn’t imagine that day actually happening.
Features
About four in the afternoon, my friend and I were at a bar playing with these little pl
Where and how we give birth is often the first - and sometimes most controversial - cho
Ina May Gaskin is an author, activist, innovator, founding member of The Farm, and the
My daughter was already in the front car of The Dragon, hugging her seven-year-old dopp
This Manic Mama is a free weekly podcast featuring conversations with other Hip Mamas touching on a range of topics.
Listen now!
Hipmama.com is an independent online magazine bursting with political commentary and ribald tales from the front lines of motherhood. Providing a forum for fresh, authentic writing from the trenches of parenting has always been our mission.