Mothers as Keepers and Tellers of Origin Stories

Download or read book Mothers as Keepers and Tellers of Origin Stories written by Kerri S. Kearney and published by Demeter Press. This book was released on 2019-12-01 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection presents diverse critical perspectives and discussion about the keeping or telling of children’s originstories as a part of contemporary mothering labor. The first two sections outline perspectives from mother authors about how they strategically craft complex origin stories for their child(ren), as well as how the telling and retelling of origin stories may be passed on as generational knowledge. The third section discusses mothering and origin stories from multiple perspectives: that of a father by adoption, of single mothers positioning stories of absent fathers, and a multi-perspective chapter that includes a mother by adoption, her adult child, and her child’s birthmother.