From a Mom to Her Mother

"Sometimes the laughter in mothering is the recognition of the ironies and absurdities. Sometimes, though, it's just pure, unthinking delight." —Barbara Schapiro

"What children take from us, they give... We become people who feel more deeply, question more deeply, hurt more deeply, and love more deeply." —Sonia Taitz

For the One Who's Like a Mother to You

"There is... nothing to suggest that mothering cannot be shared by several people." —H. R. Schaffer

More Ways to Celebrate Mom

• Our Mother's Day gift guide
• 8 true-life moments in mothering from Elizabeth Gilbert, Katherine Russell Rich and more
• Lisa Kogan: The truth about mommy time