Every Monday and Thursday at motherscope.com you will find a new story or poem written by one of our 31 regular contributors from around the world.
At Motherscope, we believe stories are unique and universal. Our mission is to democratize writing and storytelling by elevating the voices of mothers. We believe reading stories is a self-exploratory and unifying experience. When we receive and celebrate another mother's story, we become open to honoring our own.
These stories are here to keep you company, remind you you're never alone on this motherhood journey, and inspire you to take the time to write your own.
Bittersweet
By Jill Yancey | Last year my family moved from Washington State to South Carolina, and last week we went back to visit for the first time since moving away. Our visit was filled with bittersweetness. On our last night in town, my children were heartbroken. “We want to move back. We miss everyone here.” My heart sank. I knew they’d feel this way, but still, I dreaded hearing it.
If not for the Mothers & Other Poems
By Jill Yancey | from “Evidence Enough” - I do not know how to define magic, / But I know it when I see it, / When I feel it. /
When she runs to me, / Her smile wide / As she holds light cupped in her hands, / Her tippy-toes as she lets this light go, / The flicker of a single firefly / Still lighting my mind and my soul, / Surely that is evidence / Enough for me.
How to Climb a Mountain
By Jill Yancey | Last week, my husband and I slogged through our morning routine. We talked about our son, brainstormed solutions to his problems, and we cried. “I don’t know how to do this,” I said. My husband agreed, “I don’t either.”