Mother Issues

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It seems everyone has something to say about motherhood.  A lot of people have advice.  Others just have... issues.   In this hour of To The Best of Our Knowledge -- the tricky topic of motherhood.   Linda Gray Sexton remembers her mother, the troubled poet Anne Sexton.  Jeannette Walls talks about growing up homeless.  And Ayelet Waldman explains how being a bad mother, isn't really all that bad.

Jeannette Walls on Growing Up Lower Than Poor

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For Jeannette Walls, one of the things she struggled with most was keeping her past a secret from just about everyone.

Linda Gray Sexton on the Legacy of Suicide

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Linda Gray Sexton describes in vivid detail her own, lifelong battle against depression and suicide.

Margaret D. Jacobs on the Removal of Indigenous Children

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Margaret D. Jacobs studies early 20th century policies in both the U.S. and Australia, that removed indigenous children from their homes.

Erin Clune on Tiger Mothers

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These days, it seems motherhood has become a struggle just to stay on top of the latest self-help trend.

Ayelet Waldman on Trying to Be a Decent Mother

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Writer Ayelet Waldman recounts many stories about what she calls "the perils and joys of trying to be a decent mother in a world intent on making you feel like a bad one."

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Jeannette Walls

Linda Gray Sexton

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Margaret D. Jacobs

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Erin Clune

Reporter and blogger
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Aylet Waldman

Ayelet Waldman

Author
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August 02, 2024