The MotherVerse Blog: mothering out loud

Four new books have just been released or are being released very shortly which were edited by, or include, current and previous MotherVerse writers. Support these fantastic mama writers and get a great summer read by picking up a copy of their books today!
“The Stay at Home Survival Guide” by Melissa Stanton. Melissa’s story […]

I opened the door to my freezer last night expecting to find a fudge pop on top shelf. All I wanted was something sweet to snack on while I watched the latest episode of Deadliest Catch after a very long day. 
What I found, instead, was my son’s latest “science experiment”. 
To call it a science experiment […]

My three year old is in love. He has graduated from the all consuming mommy love to embracing the world around him. The object he has chosen to share his love with is not what I, as his mother would have chosen for him, but there is nothing I can do.
My son is in love […]

Hello MotherVerse readers:
As I’m a new contributor to the blog, I’ll use this first post to introduce myself and explain my place in the “motherverse.”
My name is Melissa Stanton, and prior to becoming a Stay-at-Home mother of three, I was an editor at Time Inc., where I worked for LIFE and People magazines. I left […]

I am feeling emotionally adrift these days. I have always been prone to internal storm and though I know it is not the healthiest way to conduct a life, knowing doesn’t always translate into changing. At least not for me. My tendency to create a certain amount of chaos in my own life can feel […]

Your wavy hair glistens
Your dark eyes glow
They tell me you are broken.
When you are happy and smiling
Your dimples deepen and
The corners of your eyes turn up.
They tell me you are slow.
When you are laughing
Your whole body joins in
and your giggles overcome you.
They tell me you are delayed.
When I look into your deep, brown eyes
I meet […]

JENNY McCARTHY: JULIE GERBERDING MUST GO!

By Jenny McCarthy
I’m asking all parents and autism groups to join me in demanding Julie Gerberding’s immediate resignation as Director of the CDC.
On Monday, March 10th, beginning at 9:00am Eastern Daylight Time, let’s all start calling the White House and ask President Bush & Laura Bush to demand Julie […]

Kindergarten was the first time that anyone mentioned my son’s unfocused behavior, his dreaminess, and his inability to concentrate. But it was only kindergarten - he didn’t need the concentration of a monk.
In first grade, things began to change. From the beginning, his teacher told me the same things the Kindergarten teacher had said. But […]