That Only a Mother Being an expectant parent is an unnerving task. Along with the anxiety of the new responsibility there is also endless worries about the health of the baby. Now imagine how your fear would be amplified if you were expecting a baby in the wake of a nuclear war. When many of t...

In Jamaica Kincaid’s “Girl”, the mother seems to be a no-nonsense working day wife. The entire story is the mother telling the daughter the smart way to do all the household chores, from ironing her fathers pants to how to grow okra. While many may read the story and believe the mother is a de...