Hello Modern Parents!
We’re keeping today’s newsletter short and sweet. After all, it’s one of those special days of the year where we get to celebrate all the mothers all around the world! Happy Mother’s Day to all of you anywhere you are!
This past week, we’ve enjoyed reading all the submissions coming through for the writing contest! Thank you to all the writers and parents who shared their stories! Remember: we’ll judge the stories based on reader engagement such as claps, comments, and shares. All the entries so far are listed below, so get your fill of Sunday reading, and share and comment!
If you missed it, we’re currently running our May writing contest, “Am I Doing This Right?” with prizes up to $300. The prompt for this month is to reflect on a moment where you went, “Am I doing this right?” during the pandemic.
Want to enter? Click here to learn more about the contest!
Here are the current entries in order of submission date. Please do give them a read, and clap and comment on your favorite ones!
Life-threatening Viral Concerns to Obsess Over by Robin Jessie-Green
You’re All Done Working Daddy by Zachary Walston
Am I Doing this Pandemic Right? by Donna Sheehy
A Birth, a Death & a Pandemic by Jessie Waddell
Giving My Kids Free Reign to Do What They Want Online by Courtney Burry
Parenting Never Ends Or Does It? by David Martin
Second-Guessing Those COVID-Related Decisions by Susan Poole
My Failed Promise To Never Fight In Front of Our Kid by Julie van Maanen
How Lockdown Exposed One Huge Flaw In My Parenting Game by Adrienne Koziol
The Hundred Dollar Hamster by Sara Barnes
Parenting a Teen During a Pandemic by Ruby Lee
How A Global Pandemic Brought My Child Into Focus by Caitlin Cartwright
My Battle with Sadness as a Parent by Sylvia Emokpae
How I was shamed by my son’s daycare teacher by Jessica Lucia
I Sent My Preschooler Back to School in the Middle of a Pandemic by Katie Grant
Let Them Eat Pancakes for Dinner by Kendra
Below are some Mother’s Day highlights from around the web. We hope they make you smile!
Elon Musk’s made an appearance on SNL last night and opened the night up with his mom, Maye Musk. It was a very, very cute scene:
Barack Obama dedicated a beautifully written Instagram post to his wife, mother, and former first lady. He wrote:
"On this Mother’s Day, I want to thank Michelle for being such an incredible mom to our girls. And I hope you’ll take a moment to thank the women in your life who love you in that special way that mothers do: biological moms, adoptive moms, and foster moms; single moms, grandmoms and godmothers; aunts and mentors—all the people who come to mind when you think about Mother’s Day. Or take a moment, like I will, to remember the moms who raised and sustained us, and who we miss every day—no matter how long it’s been. All of these amazing people deserve our gratitude, today and every day."
Kids around the world tried their hands at cooking for mama today. Some did better than others…