My mother and I were always close and I saw her as my best friend. Her health issues began to get complicated at the same time I my job was becoming more stressful. I decided to make a change so I ...

For as long as I can remember my mom and I have been close. People sometimes think it's weird that I'm so close to my mom. Being close to her hasn't stifled my growth. I'm 35 years old, and my mom is ...

After my mother died suddenly, her childhood best friend sent a condolence card. She continued to send us holiday cards over the years, and I started to send cards back. Now, we write to each other ...

There’s something almost magnetic about daughters who are best friends with their moms. It’s not just the matching tattoos or the inside jokes from childhood. It’s the ease with which they exist in ...

I shuffled into the lobby of my New York City wedding venue, holding my gown. I was excited and anxious, but Rena hugged me and calmed my nerves. In the way that the best mothers are, she’d been a ...

A 70-year-old woman has TikTok appreciating girlhood in an entirely new way. In a viral TikTok video posted by her daughter, Hannah, the woman got the surprise of a lifetime when she walked into her ...

Maria Morava is a Newsweek reporter based in Edinburgh, U.K. Her focus is reporting on relationships. She has covered news, culture and trends, and entertainment at previous publications. Maria joined ...