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“Celebrating my mother with enormous gratitude.” The Best Six-Word Memoirs of the Week

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This week, many memoirs centered on a special someone—Mom. In honor of Mother’s Day and all the matriarchs in the world, this week’s Best Sixes touch on mothers and motherhood. We have Sixes from moms themselves (“Became a mom kicking and screaming.”), while others assess their own mothers (“Mom was dynamite. Wouldn’t fire her.”). Some Sixes showed the intricacies and simplicities of motherhood (“A mother’s love is just ’cause.”). But one thing is certain; a mother’s love is the stuff of magic. –Gilmarie Brioso

Best Depiction:Became a mom kicking and screaming.” -liberata

Most Direct:A mother’s love is just ’cause.” -Jugggler

Toughest Narrative Arc:Mom went clockwise. I went widdershins.” -Bevvie

Most Emphatic:Mom was dynamite. Wouldn’t fire her.” -Contemplative

Most Visual:Swept away by step-mom’s broom lessons.” -Redx3

Most Grateful:Celebrating my mother with enormous gratitude.” -notjustagirlintheworld

Ed. Note: check out the links to these memoirs, some of them include wonderful backstories, images and comments.

Plus! Today marks the end of Teacher Appreciation Week! We teamed up with Center for Teaching Quality (CTQ) asking for your six words on what teaching means to you. Join our SixContest #24 before it’s too late, it ends Friday, 5/9 3:00PM ET.

Comments

  • edison hudson
    May 12, 2014

    i will submit a sixwordmemoirs, befoe the entry date,reffering to teachers and their invirnment.o.matt

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