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motherhood

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Recent Examples of motherhood There’s a lot going on for Grey’s Anatomy with Blue fighting to reclaim his place at Grey Sloan as Joe is pulled from motherhood back into the OR, and Jules and Winston navigate their strained relationship. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2026 What's one thing you're obsessed with right now that has nothing to do with motherhood? — Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 28 Oct. 2026 Balancing activism and motherhood Huerta was a change-maker while also raising 11 children, which gave her kids a front-row seat to her activism. — Jasmine Aguilera, Time, 28 Oct. 2026 The seven-volume series chronicles her life from her childhood in Arkansas through motherhood. — Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 28 Oct. 2026 Powell, whose children are 16 and 12, talks often on the trail about motherhood. — ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026 In 2022, Schumer spoke to People about the challenges of balancing motherhood and her career. — Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 26 Oct. 2026 The podcaster joined new mom Tay Lautner on the latest episode of her podcast The Squeeze, where the two discussed the realities of motherhood. — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 26 Oct. 2026 Breshears also credits her career choice to early motherhood. — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 24 Oct. 2026

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The cultural ascendance of intensive mothering, in which mothers are deemed entirely responsible for their children’s well-being and success, has upped the ante.

— Marianne Cooper, Time, 5 Aug. 2026
To make their point perfectly clear, women are sharing photos of themselves breastfeeding in front of Old Masters paintings in museums that depict the very same mothering act.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 6 July 2026

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The actor went on to say that his famous older brothers, Macaulay Culkin, 46, and Kieran Culkin, 44, — who are also both fathers — have given him space to embrace fatherhood in his own way.

— Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2026
Lee uses the image as a metaphor for fatherhood and the sacrifices parents make for their children.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of fatherhood

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Owens, a California native living in Arizona, filed a paternity lawsuit against Echard in 2023 seeking child support, according to prosecutors.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
Nearly two years after that paternity accusation was made public, radio journalist Young was approached by Glass Entertainment in May 2025 about hosting what would become the Love Trapped limited series podcast.

— Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026

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