motherhood

January 15, 2019

The Girl Who Made Me Mother

Written by Amanda Read Sheik Posted in Journal, Motherhood Comments 0

Theodosia Christine “God dedicated, follower of Christ” December 27, 2018 6 lbs., 12 oz., 18 1/2 in. Photography by Abigail Read

Thank you. Thank you, because I know it’s been hard for you. It was hard for you as a young girl having a baby, in Mississippi. No education. No training. No skills. Seventeen, you get pregnant with this baby. Lots of people would have told you to give that baby away. Lots of people would’ve told you to abort that baby. You didn’t do that. I know that was hard. I want you to know that no matter what, I know that you always did the best you knew how to do. And look how it turned out.

Oprah Winfrey to her mother, Vernita Lee

I had this great fear before I had a child that having a baby would make it impossible to keep working or deplete my creative energy or marginalize me in some way. And I wish somebody had said, 'No, no, no it’s actually just the opposite. It changes everything and then you have a whole new world to write from.'

Sarah Treem, producer, screenwriter, and playwright

April 20, 2012

War Over Women: Hilary Rosen, Ann Romney, and what American women want

So, here’s my latest column in the Communities at The Washington Times… Rosen vs. Romney: The equality of homemakers and the relate-ability of presidential candidates Who really has a “dark ages” viewpoint of stay-at-home motherhood, and what does relate-ability have to do with being qualified

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