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Recent Examples of motherhood Brown has spoken publicly about her experience of motherhood and her adoption journey. — Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026 Dunham detailed her journey to motherhood, from the embryo transfer, which happened in November, and her relationship with her surrogate. — Angeline Jane Bernabe, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026 In a November 2025 interview with British Vogue, the actress opened up about motherhood. — Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 17 Sep. 2026 In December 2014, Miller opened up about motherhood to Vogue. — Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026 Kerly Germain-Carmichael opened up about the joys and struggles of motherhood, saying she was diagnosed with anxiety and depression shortly after having her son in 2022. — Louisa Moller, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026 Black Eyed Peas had a new look, new sound when Fergie exited in 2018, shifting her focus toward solo projects and motherhood. — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 11 Sep. 2026 More than 30 discrete galleries have something for almost everyone and are curated by broad themes including motherhood, community, romance, sports, science fiction and comics. — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026 Lombardi says the film explores motherhood, ageing and desire as family roles begin to collapse. — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026

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The cultural ascendance of intensive mothering, in which mothers are deemed entirely responsible for their children’s well-being and success, has upped the ante.

— Marianne Cooper, Time, 5 Aug. 2026
To make their point perfectly clear, women are sharing photos of themselves breastfeeding in front of Old Masters paintings in museums that depict the very same mothering act.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 6 July 2026

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In August, while speaking to PEOPLE about his new Netflix movie The Whisper Man, De Niro opened up about balancing a busy career with fatherhood.

— Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026
Between the trauma of a hit-and-run and the anxiety of impending fatherhood, the idea for Onslaught, Wingard’s most personal film to date, began to take shape.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026

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There was a great deal of speculation about the paternity of Dannielynn after Smith’s death.

— Imani Sumbi, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 Aug. 2026
Prince Laurent has registered his paternity of Vandenkerckhove with Belgium’s civil registry, The Telegraph reported on Wednesday.

— Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026

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