Should we declare war on the word mommy?

A NYT reader asks Motherlode commenters what to say to her daughter in a letter she plans to write the night her maternity leave ends. Is it possible that she really still needs to explain?

Because of the recession, the endless stream of articles about working moms vs. stay-at-homes has calmed.

A philosopher and author says proudly that the French have always been "mediocre mothers."