This letter is associated with the following article:
Letters
Saturday, May 9, 2009 12:00 AM

The funny thing about mothers

The authors of "Love, Mom" talk about the unintentional comedy (and cringes) of maternal correspondence.
Sarah Hepola

Read other letters about this article

  • Sunday, May 10, 2009 09:24 AM

    Am I the only one

    who sees this note "You were welcome to stay in my uterus for nine months, and then my house for 17 years. But I understand, a week at your apartment might be a bit … much" not so much "the adorable and exasperating quirkiness" Hepola finds but more a message of anger and hurt?

    And the letter writer who waited until June to check up on a mother who failed to arrive for a visit in April . . .

    How many more generations is it going to take to get a handle on our attitudes toward mothers?

    —Chrigid Read Chrigid's other letters

    Flag
Read other letters about this article

Most Active Letters Threads

490

The crazy, irrational beliefs of Muslims

Tom Friedman explains the real problem: stupid Muslims think the U.S. is about war and aggression.
Glenn Greenwald Read article
426

A key British official reminds us of the forgotten anthrax attack

A vast array of establishment and expert sources do not believe this episode was really resolved.
Glenn Greenwald Read article
227

The face of rotted Washington

Evan Bayh demands more debt-financed war - fought by others - while boasting that he's a stern "deficit hawk."
Glenn Greenwald Read article
210

Is Obama's civil liberties record understandable?

Was it unreasonable to expect him to adhere to his commitments regarding the Constitution?
Glenn Greenwald Read article
111

How dare you criticize wasteful defense spending!

So you think it's only terrorist-appeasing lefties who are down on Pentagon profligacy? Think again
By David Sirota Read article

View all »

Letters Help

Currently in Salon