This forum is intended to provide support for women who grew up feeling under-mothered. We are women whose mothers, for whatever reason, didn’t provide a role model for mothering that we wish to repeat with our own children. Although our own mothers were unable to provide fully for us, emotionally or physically, we aspire to be the best mothers we can, in hopes of giving our children the full measure of warmth and caring they need. We share a conviction that mothers matter greatly to their children. We’ve chosen to look at the role our mothers played in our lives and to understand ourselves as women and mothers. Women in all ages and stages of mothering are welcome.