Yes mA’am: Tiger moms, dragon moms, best friend moms—no matter the style of parenting, when mama is happy, everyone is happy. Playwright/actress Courtney Jett Walker takes on a variety of approaches to motherhood in The Mom Journals, weaving together the monologues of five women in an original livestreamed play that reveals unity at the heart of the most important job in the world.
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