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Mothers And Daughters
ask tefi
May 16, 2025
‘Is It Too Late for Me to Learn How to Flirt?’
For her first column with the Cut, Tefi Pessoa shares advice on flirting, friendship, and more.
By
Tefi Pessoa
first person
May 11, 2025
My Mother’s Traumatic Brain Injury Stole My Childhood
After an accident and decades of anger defined us, we’re both finally beginning to heal.
By
Lisa McCarty
first person
Jan. 14, 2025
No Longer My Mother’s Keeper
After a lifetime of taking care of her — often when she didn’t deserve it — I realized my own kids needed me more.
By
Asha Dore
first person
Sept. 17, 2024
My Mother’s Envy Will Outlive Us Both
Even from inside the fog of dementia, the toxic competitiveness that plagued my growing up remains crystal clear.
By
Tara Ellison
recommendations
May 10, 2024
7 Books About Complicated Mother-Daughter Relationships
Spend Mother’s Day reading instead of at brunch.
By
Emily Gould
parenting
May 10, 2024
Who Is Mother’s Day Really For?
For those who believe the holiday should be for moms of young kids,
our
moms — the grandmas — should step aside.
By
Amil Niazi
first person
Mar. 6, 2024
Going for Botox With My 82-Year-Old Mom
In my 20s, I judged my mother for her midlife vanity. Now that I’m 55, I get it.
By
Monica Corcoran Harel
mothers and daughters
Aug. 24, 2023
My Mother the Creator
The daughter of artist Jennifer Bartlett unpacks and reflects on her complicated legacy — at home and in the art world.
By
Alice Carrière
family
Aug. 21, 2023
‘My Mom Is Selfish. Do I Still Have to be a ‘Good Daughter’?’
Having a living mom, no matter how self-centered, is important, writes Brooding columnist Kathryn Jezer-Morton. Even if frustrating.
By
Kathryn Jezer-Morton
family
Oct. 25, 2022
What My Mom Taught Me About Sex
Growing up, my mother prioritized being with men above all else. Today, I’m still reckoning with what that meant — for her and for me.
By
Tara Ellison
mothers and daughters
Oct. 7, 2020
25 Famous Women on Their Mothers
With contributions from Kamala Harris, Zadie Smith, Tracee Ellis-Ross, and many more.
By
Charlotte Klein
and
Julie Ma
new face on the block
Oct. 5, 2018
Kate Moss’s Daughter Is the New Face of Marc Jacobs Beauty
Meet Lila Moss.
By
Hayley Schueneman
talking to
Jan. 5, 2018
7 Teenage Girls and Their Moms on Watching
Lady Bird
Together
“I probably have to have some therapy after this.”
By
Anna Silman
gallery
May 12, 2017
See a Fashion Photographer’s Intimate Portraits of Her Mother’s Wardrobe
Jessica Antola returned to her childhood home for a fashion shoot with her mom.
By
Jessica Antola
mothers and daughters
May 10, 2017
Everything Changed When My Mom Asked Me For Style Tips
The inexorable role reversal that happens with all parents and all children began when she told me she had nothing to wear.
By
Verena von Pfetten
mothers and daughters
May 8, 2017
When I Miss My Mom I Put on Her Eye Cream
“Ashes to ashes, stuff to stuff.”
By
Erika Thormahlen
women’s march 2017
Jan. 22, 2017
Moms and Kids on Why They Marched Together
See photographer Dorie Hagler’s portraits.
By
Claire Landsbaum
mothers and daughters
July 29, 2016
How Hillary Clinton Appealed to Anyone Who’s Ever Had a Mom
Some of last night’s best moments were about Clinton’s mother and daughter.
By
Claire Landsbaum
mothers and daughters
May 6, 2016
Nursing My Mother, the ICU Nurse
I have waited all my life for this access to my mother, and I will take her, as she is — distant, forlorn, changed.
By
Tiffany Briere
mothers and daughters
May 6, 2016
Sometimes Being a Good Mom Means Shutting Up
But the definition of “good mom” is always changing.
By
Heather Havrilesky
mothers and daughters
May 5, 2016
11 Kids on What It’s Like When Mom Is Also a Boss
“It’s normal for women to be the boss, Hello Kitty is a boss of the Kitties and she is a girl.”
As told to
Alexa Tsoulis-Reay
mothers and daughters
May 4, 2016
What I Learned From Losing My Mother When I Was 17
“I know mothers can cause people problems. But it’s hard to listen to people’s bellyaches about how terrible their mother is.”
As told to
Alexa Tsoulis-Reay
mothers and daughters
May 3, 2016
I’m Glad My Mother Worked
Because she taught me how to be a working mom, too.
By
Jennifer Gilmore
mothers and daughters
May 2, 2016
My Mother’s Dementia Helped Me Finally Hear Her Stories
If we don’t remember our lives, our days, who are we?
By
Paula Bomer
shopping trips
May 9, 2014
Mom, You Have Great Style, But Please Never Shop for Me Again
“Fancy,” said my boyfriend. “You look just like your mother.”
By
Allison P. Davis
modern problems
Dec. 30, 2013
My Mom and I Blocked Each Other on Twitter to Save Our Relationship
And we are both happier now.
By
Sarah Speth
new eyes
May 9, 2013
Photographer Natalie Krick Shoots Her Mom in Sexy Poses
She uses wigs, makeup, nail polish, and Skittles to get in character.
By
Julie Ma