Jezebel: Mother's Day

If Your Mother’s Day Present Is Shitty, Your Wife Will Cheat On You

Lane Moore — Sat, 07 May 2011 14:25:00 EDT

According to the New York Post, the day after Mother's Day is the "second most popular day" women will want to cheat on you —or at the very least will think about it all day long while sipping a glass of Franzia— if they feel like they're feeling neglected or taken for granted. More »

Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Mother's Day

Whitney Jefferson — Fri, 06 May 2011 18:40:00 EDT

Did you know that 48% of people on Facebook are friends with their mother? Or that Americans buy 140 million cards each Mother's Day — when there are only 83 million mothers in the country? More »

How To Remember Which Is Left, And 9 Other Things My Mom Taught Me

Kat George — Fri, 06 May 2011 17:00:00 EDT

From sex and fiber to golden rules, it's time to give credit where it's due. Herewith, ten random lessons that I'll always take with me. More »

A Tribute To Memorable Movie Moms

Whitney Jefferson — Fri, 06 May 2011 16:02:00 EDT

In honor of Sunday, The Forward offers up a supercut of Hollywood's best interpretations of motherhood. So many of these iconic roles have stuck with us through the years — who is your favorite movie mom? More »

The Best Mother's Day Gift Is Not A Thing

Dodai Stewart — Tue, 03 May 2011 15:41:00 EDT

As Mother's Day approaches, the television becomes inundated with commercials for flower delivery, chocolate-covered strawberries, sappy greeting cards and weird heart-shaped pendant necklaces. If you rely on advertising, it's easy to believe that's what moms want. But you know what moms like even more? A little of your time. More »

Courtney Love's Sad Mother's Day On Twitter

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Mon, 10 May 2010 11:00:00 EDT

Courtney Love spent Mother's Day posting 60+ Tweets aimed at her estranged daughter Frances Bean, joking about being Joan Crawford, giving Frances feminist relationship advice, and telling her something many daughters hate to hear: "your just like me…" More »

My Mother Wasn’t There For Me...And I Thank Her For That

Morning Quickie — Sun, 09 May 2010 17:50:00 EDT

Mother's Day is usually filled with flowery odes listing all that these women have done. But sometimes what a mother doesn't do is just as important. I learned a lot about being a mother the day mine stood me up. More »

Happy Mother's Day To All Creatures, Great And Small

Hortense Smith — Sun, 09 May 2010 14:55:00 EDT

In honor of Mother's Day, I thought it might be fun to celebrate a few mothers who might not be getting cards or candy this weekend, but still represent what the holiday is all about: a mother's love. More »

Michelle Obama On Her Mother: "She Really Does Push Me To Be The Best Woman I Can Be."

Hortense Smith — Sat, 08 May 2010 12:50:00 EDT

At a Mother's Day tea held at the White House yesterday, the First Lady teared up a bit while talking about her mother, noting that raising her daughters in the White House alongside her mother is "a beautiful experience." More »

Mother's Day When You're Unmothered

Sadie Stein — Thu, 06 May 2010 19:00:06 EDT

If you get a chance, read Meghan O'Rourke's tribute to her mother on Slate: it's beautiful, and an interesting counterpoint for those people who don't have mothers but still, like the rest of us, are unavoidably inundated with Mother's Day. More »

Proof That Anna Wintour Knows Joy; Plus-Size Models Protest Fashion Week

Jenna Sauers — Thu, 06 May 2010 12:40:00 EDT

The Met Ball may be more fun than we ever imagined — most parties are after everyone is wasties! Here's Anna Wintour, almost smiling. And dancing with P. Diddy. Wait, is Katy Perry crowd-surfing or just on a table? [VillageVoice]

For Mother's Day, The Gift Of Honesty

Jessica Coen — Thu, 06 May 2010 11:40:00 EDT

From a preschool's Mother's Day cookbook full of their favorite home-cooked meals: "My favorite thing that my mommy makes me is a hot dog. She wraps it in a paper towel and puts it in the microwave." [WSJ] More »

Parents: Playing Favorites Bad For Kids

Sadie Stein — Wed, 05 May 2010 10:20:00 EDT

"With Mother's Day around the corner, new research is shedding some light on what happens when a parent — particularly the mother — gives more time or attention or privileges to one of the children." Findings? It's harmful. [USAToday] More »

5 Gifts To Avoid Giving Your Mother This Mother's Day

Hortense Smith — Sun, 02 May 2010 16:55:00 EDT

Mother's Day is exactly one week away, and though there are plenty of guides out there to help you choose a suitable gift for the mother-figure in your life, I thought perhaps I'd provide a list of gifts to skip: More »

Mother's Day At Dean & Deluca: Cake, Pie (And Rib Roast)

Dodai Stewart — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 17:20:00 EDT

Food porn time! The new Dean & Deluca catalog features a dark chocolae cake, a fresh pear tart and tons of candy. Grab a fork! More »

Judge Sonia Sotomayor, Americans Everywhere, Love Mom

Megan Carpentier — Tue, 26 May 2009 11:00:00 EDT

When Judge Sotomayor took the podium to accept President Obama's nomination to the Supreme Court a few minutes ago, she introduced and began by thanking her extended family. But when she got to her mom, she teared up... and, frankly, so did we. More »

Wild Years: "Modern Love" Makes Us Feel Bad About Our Teen Years

Sadie Stein — Mon, 11 May 2009 13:40:00 EDT

When moms and daughters have to bond over Tom Waits? It must be Mother's Day! More »

Thank You, Mom, For Everything

Hortense Smith — Sun, 10 May 2009 14:30:00 EDT

When I was a kid, and my mom and I headed out on an errand, I'd ask her the same question: "Where are we going?" And my mother, laughing, would always reply: "Crazy, wanna come?" More »

A Mother's Day Smile

Hortense Smith — Sun, 10 May 2009 14:00:00 EDT

[Allahabad, India, May 10. Image via AP]

Mommie Dearest

Sadie Stein — Sun, 10 May 2009 13:30:00 EDT

Need last-minute gift ideas? BookFinder helpfully brings us a list of literature's worst moms! From Jocasta to Norma Bates, neglectful to psychotic, there's a Barnes and Noble's worth of neurosis and pathology! [BookFinder] More »

Happy Mother's Day

Hortense Smith — Sun, 10 May 2009 13:00:00 EDT

[Allahabad, India. May 7. Image via AP]

The Best Of Last Night's SNL: Immigrants, Translators, Spock, And Mother Lovers

Hortense Smith — Sun, 10 May 2009 12:30:00 EDT

Host Justin Timberlake didn't disappoint last night, bringing us the best episode in ages (with the help of some very special guests). After the jump, a collection of the best skits of the night. More »

Happy Mother's Day!

Dodai Stewart — Thu, 07 May 2009 14:40:00 EDT

Two new cakes to shock and awe the woman who raised you. Nothing says "I Love You" like a uterus made of frosting. [Cake Wrecks] More »

This Week We Loved Our Moms, Our Undies, Ourselves

Jessica G. — Fri, 09 May 2008 18:20:00 EDT

We agreed we would lie to our kids about our debauched pasts. There will be fewer than eighteen of them, trust.

Just in time for Mother's Day, international...

Jessica G. — Fri, 09 May 2008 15:30:00 EDT

Just in time for Mother's Day, international nonprofit Save The Children released its list of the best and worst countries to be a mom. The rankings are based on "mothers' and children's health, educational and economic status," according to a press release. Moms in Scandinavia are sitting pretty, with Sweden and Norway taking the number one and two spots. Moms down under also fare well, as New Zealand and Australia also made the top ten. Most of the countries in the bottom ten are in Sub-Saharan Africa, with Niger ranking as the worst place to be a mother. According to statistics from Save the Children, "1 child in 4 does not reach his or her fifth birthday in Afghanistan, Angola, Niger and Sierra Leone. In Sweden, only 1 child in 333 dies before age 5." [Save The Children via NPR] More »

An Early Happy Mother's Day!

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Wed, 07 May 2008 18:00:00 EDT

John Roberts is the dude who created one of my favorite recurring YouTube skits: The Jersey/Long Island Mom. (Check out his other classics The Christmas Tree and The Phone Call.) Maybe it's just a regional thing, but many aspects of his "mom" character resemble those of my mom, her sisters, and other women I've grown up around (replete with glasses upon glasses of white wine, compulsive cleaning, a wardrobe of workout gear, and talking on the phone while on the toilet). Anyway, here's an early Happy Mother's Day to all those moms out there, including mine, whose tendencies, while mortifying when I was younger, are nothing short of hilarious now. More »