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Motherhood

The bench remembering Pari's son Toby

Remembering Toby: A mother’s reflection on grief and talking about those we’ve lost

For Pari Johnston, there is one place in the city where she goes to feel extra close to her son Toby: a bench along the Ottawa River Parkway.  It's a special spot, s…
By Lisa Thibodeau
The bench remembering Pari's son Toby

When my daughter was born with clubfoot, I found my purpose in the unseen journey

When I think back to the moment my daughter was born, I remember the quiet before her first cry – the kind of silence that holds both joy and fear. It was my second C-sec…
By Mariangel Pulido
Joeyband

I dropped my newborn – then invented a device to help other parents feel safe

When my daughter was born, I practiced skin-to-skin contact – something that had been praised by every doctor, doula, and midwife I spoke to. I knew it helped with everyt…
By Hayley Mullins
Joeyband

My ‘geriatric’ pregnancy at 43 is exhausting, empowering, and totally worth talking about

No, it wasn't planned. No, we weren't trying. No, I didn't want more than two children. Yes, I thought I was done with diapers and night feeds.  No, I don't need rem…
By Courtney Spiak
Curated

Let’s stop asking why women aren’t having children and ask, for once: why aren’t men?

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/sep/21/women-children-men-housing-mental-health
Curated

Motherhood at 50 Wasn’t the Plan—It Was Better.

https://www.glamour.com/story/motherhood-at-50-wasnt-the-plan-it-was-better
Curated

A pregnancy almost denied

https://www.cbc.ca/newsinteractives/features/forced-sterilization
Curated

Woman Had Kids Later in Life. Now, Why She Is Trying to Convince Other Women to Do the Same

https://people.com/why-a-mom-thinks-women-should-wait-to-have-kids-until-they-are-older-exclusive-11699146