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Mother Love: A Mother's Day playlist
The L.A. Zoo welcomed a newborn female Masai giraffe.
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Mother. Mama. Eomma. Ema. Neene. Ummi. Ema. Mayi. Moma. Mommy. Whatever you call your mother, we've created a playlist inspired by motherhood.
Fair warning: Some songs are real tearjerkers, guaranteed to give you the feels.
What songs would you add to this list? Tell us what our Mother's Day playlist is missing.
If none of those songs work for you, maybe this morality tale from Mr. T will.
Correction: An earlier version of this story misstated when the L.A. Zoo welcomed a newborn giraffe. KPCC regrets the error.
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