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motherhood

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Recent Examples of motherhood French Gates argued balancing philanthropy, advocacy for reproductive rights, motherhood, writing, and entrepreneurship means ditching perfectionism. — Sarah Glodek, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026 The sisters, just two years apart, were navigating motherhood together. — Dateline Nbc, NBC news, 20 Aug. 2026 Former World Tour veteran Sage Erickson, who has two US Open of Surfing and two Super Girl titles on her resume, is back after a break from competing to focus on motherhood. — Laylan Connelly, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026 Or so Gunn assumed, and a good mother is not to be scoffed at, even if good motherhood was sometimes tricky to deal with. — Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026 Hewitt has also been open about her experience with motherhood. — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026 Beginning with a broken waterline and the relief of having an emergency fund, this essay explores single motherhood, career pressure, financial independence and the emotional cost of carrying everything alone. — Kristin Vance Richards, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Panettiere shared insights into her challenging relationship with fame, addiction, mental health, motherhood, and more over her lifetime. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Aug. 2026 After surgery, nerve pain and limited movement made some of the most ordinary parts of early motherhood impossible without help. — Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 17 Aug. 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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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
Eventually, their bond will sour with Raskova using her knowledge of Zoya’s scandalous paternity (Zoya’s father is heavily hinted to be either Brezhnev or a son of Brezhnev) against Irina somehow, until Irina turns the tables on Raskova herself.

— Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 10 July 2026

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