The Mamas

The Mamas
Title The Mamas PDF eBook
Author Helena Andrews-Dyer
Publisher Crown
Pages 241
Release 2024-01-09
Genre Biography & Autobiography
ISBN 0593240332

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Can white moms and Black moms ever truly be friends? Not just mom friends, but like really real friends? And does it matter? “Utterly addictive . . . Through her sharp wit and dynamic anecdotal storytelling, Helena Andrews-Dyer shines a light on the cultural differences that separate Black and white mothers.”—Tia Williams, New York Times bestselling author of Seven Days in June Helena Andrews-Dyer lives in a “hot” Washington, D.C., neighborhood, which means picturesque row houses and plenty of gentrification. After having her first child, she joined the local mom group—“the Mamas”—and quickly realized that being one of the only Black mothers in the mix was a mixed bag. The racial, cultural, and socioeconomic differences were made clear almost immediately. But spending time in what she calls “the Polly Pocket world of postracial parenting” was a welcome reprieve. Then George Floyd happened. A man was murdered, a man who called out for his mama. And suddenly, the Mamas hit different. Though they were alike in some ways—they want their kids to be safe; they think their husbands are lazy; they work too much and feel guilty about it—Andrews-Dyer realized she had an entirely different set of problems that her neighborhood mom friends could never truly understand. In The Mamas, Andrews-Dyer chronicles the particular challenges she faces in a group where systemic racism can be solved with an Excel spreadsheet and where she, a Black, professional, Ivy League–educated mom, is overcompensating with every move. Andrews-Dyer grapples with her own inner tensions, like “Why do I never leave the house with the baby and without my wedding ring?” and “Why did every name we considered for our kids have to pass the résumé test?” Throw in a global pandemic and a nationwide movement for social justice, and Andrews-Dyer ultimately tries to find out if moms from different backgrounds can truly understand one another. With sharp wit and refreshing honesty, The Mamas explores the contradictions and community of motherhood—white and Black and everything—against the backdrop of the rapidly changing world.

All the Mamas

All the Mamas
Title All the Mamas PDF eBook
Author
Publisher
Pages 40
Release 1998
Genre Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN 9781887714297

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Based on genealogical records from one family, this story briefly recounts historical events as experienced by generations of mothers and the daughters they loved and cared for.

Go Where You Wanna Go

Go Where You Wanna Go
Title Go Where You Wanna Go PDF eBook
Author Matthew Greenwald
Publisher Cooper Square Press
Pages 324
Release 2002-04-30
Genre Performing Arts
ISBN 1461622905

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Lavishly illustrated and cinematic in scope, Go Where You Wanna Go is told from the points of view of not only the group members, but also from those of their friends, musical collegues, business associates, critics, and fans.

California Dreamin'

California Dreamin'
Title California Dreamin' PDF eBook
Author Michelle Phillips
Publisher Grand Central Pub
Pages 208
Release 1987-05-01
Genre Music
ISBN 9780446344302

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Michelle Phillips evokes the heady atmosphere of creativity and meteoric success, and the destructive, drug-filled lifestyle that characterized the West Coast music scene in the sixties

How Mamas Love Their Babies

How Mamas Love Their Babies
Title How Mamas Love Their Babies PDF eBook
Author Juniper Fitzgerald
Publisher Feminist Press at CUNY
Pages 50
Release 2021-08-17
Genre Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN 1558613412

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Illustrating the myriad ways that mothers provide for their children—piloting airplanes, washing floors, or dancing at a strip club—this book is the first to depict a sex-worker parent. It provides an expanded notion of working mothers and challenges the idea that only some jobs result in good parenting. We’re reminded that, while every mama’s work looks different, every mama works to make their baby’s world better.

Mama's Girl

Mama's Girl
Title Mama's Girl PDF eBook
Author Veronica Chambers
Publisher Penguin
Pages 209
Release 1997-05-01
Genre Biography & Autobiography
ISBN 1573225991

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On the streets of Brooklyn in the 1970s, Veronica Chambers mastered the whirling helixes of a double-dutch jump rope with the same finesse she brought to her schoolwork, her often troubled family life, and the demands of being overachieving and underprivileged. Her mother—a Panamanian immigrant—was too often overwhelmed by the task of raising Veronica and her difficult younger brother on her meager secretary's salary to applaud her daughter's achievements. From an early age, Veronica understood that the best she could do for her mother was to be a perfect child—to rewrite her Christmas wish lists to her mother's budget, to look after her brother, to get by on her own. Though her mother seemed to bear out the adage that "black women raise their daughters and mother their sons," Veronica never stopped trying to do more, do better, do it all. And now, as a successful young woman who's achieved more than her mother dared hope for her, she looks back on their mother-daughter bond. The critically acclaimed Mama's Girl is a moving, startlingly honest memoir, in which Chambers shares some important truths about what we all really want from our mothers—and what we can give in return.

Mama's Little Book of Tricks

Mama's Little Book of Tricks
Title Mama's Little Book of Tricks PDF eBook
Author Lynn Brunelle
Publisher Chronicle Books
Pages 148
Release 2007-04-05
Genre Family & Relationships
ISBN 9780811855716

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When the kids are having a meltdown, savvy parents will keep their cool with this fun compendium of silly games, unexpected stunts, and wow-inducing facts designed to entertain little ones aged 27. This book features more than 100 clever ideas for simple and inexpensive activities that are appropriate for restaurants (Impressions with Straws), the supermarket (Go Fish), and long plane rides (Crush a Bottle Without Even Touching It!). Whether they're making raisins dance or whistling with an acorn, kids will beamazed (and distracted) by their Mama . . . thanks to her Little Book of Tricks.