Essays, Essays Archive, From the Editors
Published on April 20, 2016

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By Sherisa de Groot

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I cannot stress enough just how vital I feel this space is. Putting in all these woman-hours is no easy feat though. A month ago I created a Patreon account for Raising Mothers in an effort to help support the upkeep of the site, the writers (and eventually illustrators and photographers). This is very much our space as much as it is solely mine.

It is my plan to grow this space to be a robust and fully engaged community. I want to be a platform for voices that are marginalized or silenced and any bit helps. Below I’ve included my spiel on my Patreon account but I am also including a link to my PayPal.

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Raising Mothers is made possible by a rotating host of amazing writers that have been gracious to lend their words to my mission. I’ve featured stories on miscarriage, aging, co-parenting, adoption. We’ve interviewed preemie mothers, mothers that are single parents, interracial families and mothers living abroad.

With your support, I would be able to pay regularly contributing writers, illustrators and photographers, fund special projects, grow the community and maintain the day to day activities to keep Raising Mothers a thriving community. With each story, I am helping to break down the idea that “mother” is a monolithic thing. We each enter in different life phases and histories and I’m interested in the exploration of those spaces that make us different and illuminate our similarities.

Other Ways You Can Help
Please share this campaign with your friends and family — it can mean the difference between Raising Mothers’ continued growth or premature demise. If you’re unable to donate money at this time, you can become a supporter of raising mothers by checking out our website, RaisingMothers.com, as well as liking and following us on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.

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(Top photo: Tarona Leonora //Middle photo: Casey McMurray //Bottom photo: Jasiatic Photography)

 

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Sherisa de Groot (she/her) is a writer, community builder, and founder of Raising Mothers, literary membership community Literary Liberation, and pens A Home Within Myself. Her work has been featured in a variety of publications, including Kindred by Parents, Refinery 29, Mutha Magazine, and Oldster Magazine and she was a contributor to the book ‘100 Diverse Voices on Parenthood’ by A Kid’s Company About. With a focus on intersectionality and social justice, de Groot’s writing explores the nuances of motherhood and the experiences of BIPOC mothers and marginalized genders. Through her work, she aims to amplify the voices of those who have been historically silenced and create a more equitable world for all. Raising Mothers was the 2021 Romper People’s Choice Iris Award Winner. Originally from Brooklyn New York, she is a first-generation American turned immigrant living in Amsterdam, NL with her husband, two children, and cat.