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A New Dad: Mother’s Day Has Taken On New Meaning

My mother died sixteen years ago this week, and in one regard – and in only one regard – I consider myself fortunate in the timing: The anniversary of her death and Mothers Day arrive the same time every year, the two days book-ending one miserable week of feeling underwater and angry and frustrated, a week steeped in loss. When the whole world is making brunch reservations and ordering flower baskets and picking out just the right card, I turn into a petulant boy. Every year

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10 Questions: Jodie Foster

American icon Jodie Foster, mom of Charlie, 9, and Kit, 6, is not only one of the queens of modern cinema, she is also a devoted hands-on mom. The actress told More magazine this past August that being a mom requires juggling — and loads of patience. “Every once in …