Mother’s Day


A mother holding her daughter up and rubbing noses.
A mother holding her daughter up and rubbing noses.

My mother hates Mother’s Day because she never felt loved growing up

Neha Merchant
[Image description: A mom is working on her computer with her daughter hugging her from the back] Via
[Image description: A mom is working on her computer with her daughter hugging her from the back] Via

How being a stay-at-home mom helped my career

Sarah Khan
[Image description: A mom holding a baby with a bed in the background and a colorful crib mobile hanging in the foreground] by Nikolay Osmachko via Pexels.
[Image description: A mom holding a baby with a bed in the background and a colorful crib mobile hanging in the foreground] by Nikolay Osmachko via Pexels.

Did my baby take away my identity?

Sarah Khan
[A collage of gifts]
[A collage of gifts]

21 gifts to get your queer parents this Mother’s Day

Aisha Malik
A mom and daughter hold hands while walking down a trail.
A mom and daughter hold hands while walking down a trail.

The COVID-19 pandemic gave me a newfound appreciation for my mom

Claire Cheek
[Image description: A collage of four different pictures, one depicting an illustration of a girl with a phone, one a black and white image of a girl, one of a girl in a forest, and one of a hand within some meat] Via Unsplash and TheTempest
[Image description: A collage of four different pictures, one depicting an illustration of a girl with a phone, one a black and white image of a girl, one of a girl in a forest, and one of a hand within some meat] Via Unsplash and TheTempest

Best of The Tempest 2019: Love edition. Here’s what we loved, felt, breathed for

Maheen Humayun
A woman with pale skin and dark hair sits looking out of a window on a train.
A woman with pale skin and dark hair sits looking out of a window on a train.

To the mothers who chose to wait

Katherine Kaestner-Frenchman
[IImage description: Woman wearing a headscarf and winter jacket stands in front of a graffitied door.] via Brunel Johnson on Unsplash
[IImage description: Woman wearing a headscarf and winter jacket stands in front of a graffitied door.] via Brunel Johnson on Unsplash

The only way my Mama showed me love was by hurting me

Anonymous

My father kidnapped me when I was only 2 years old

Afshan Abbas

To my grandmother on Mother’s Day

Nadia Eldemerdash

7 lessons from my mother I will never forget

Nadia Eldemerdash

My mother inspires me more than I can explain

RAK