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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 13, 2007
Page
13
Cathy Hamilton, editor of BoomerGirl.com, writes about the intensity of early motherhood and the burst of protective, sometimes reckless behavior. She recalls hair-raising rescues, driving risks, and odd excuses to cover parenting missteps, noting how those days fade as kids grow while hints of lingering vigilance remain.
A new mother reflects on life after childbirth comparing her pre baby invincibility to present daily fear and helpless vulnerability. She learns from her mother that enduring worry for children is natural and that parental love makes moms and dads super.
Kama Fernandez raised her daughter Melanie McCain alone while navigating college at Kansas and nursing school at Baker. Now at Lawrence Memorial Hospital, she works full time as a cash nurse in cardiology and part time in the emergency department. Melanie, a Free State sophomore, credits her mother’s sacrifices and resilience for maintaining all A’s and self-sufficiency.
In a candid essay Melanie and Kama describe a close bond shaped by Kama’s nursing career at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Kama, a single mother, works long hours to support Melanie and provide care, while Melanie aspires to health care paths, possibly nursing or pathology, and to study further with hopes of one day matching her mother’s devotion.
Six year old Ella and Liliana Keathley-Helms praise their mother Tasha Keathley-Helms, a Kansas University doctoral student in East African studies, for teaching them Swahili words and cookies. The family notes her Habitat for Humanity work in Mozambique in summer 2005 and her multitasking life as a mom.
Ella and Liliana Keathley-Helms celebrate their mother Tasha Derek and family life in Corpus Christi with stories of soccer, ballet, and cake. The piece notes mom's sacrifices, global ties, and role balancing academia and parenting as the daughters describe home, school, and play.
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