It’s a struggle to push those standards aside. But I do. And you should, too. Trade it in, instead, for your own, functioning, unique brand of mediocrity. That’s right: Mediocrity! My secret to being a content, happy parent. I’m completely mediocre, and I’m not shy about it. Read More
Interview with Kyla Cullinane, Author of Clicker the Cat
As yet another part of our ongoing interview series, we are excited to share our sit-down with Author Kyla Cullinane, who wrote the award-winning book Clicker the Cat! Read More
Sesame Street Initiative is Teaching Kids Coping Tools for Traumatic Experiences
As part of its ongoing community development program, Sesame Street has come out with an online teaching program aptly named “Traumatic Experiences”. The primary goal of this program is to teach children how to give language to their emotions and also to release the tension associated with experiencing or witnessing trauma. Read More
Quick-Thinking Stranger Saves Baby at Golden Corral on Thanksgiving
7-month-old Calli Jarvis was eating Thanksgiving dinner with her family at a North Carolina Golden Corral when the unthinkable happened: she began choking on mashed potatoes. Read More
Popular Mommy Blogger Katie Bower Posts About ‘Least Liked’ Child and We Have Thoughts
There is no reason a six-year-old should be concerned with a stranger clicking a virtual ‘like’ button on the internet. There’s actually no reason it should have any effect on their life whatsoever, and certainly shouldn’t cause self-esteem issues. He will never care if nobody tells him how this works. Read More
Woman’s Viral “You Might Be a Normal Mom If” Post Is Spot On
When we get real with each other, that’s where the magic happens. The most important thing someone can say to another is me, too. So find your people. The mom who will let you see her mess, the one who sits in the gym lobby on her phone because she’s enjoying that last few minutes of free childcare, the mom whose car is full of crumbs. Read More
Teacher Writes Tearjerking Letter to Kids Who Won’t Be Entering Kindergarten This Year
In the middle of all of the excitement and hustle, however, it’s easy to forget that there are people who are genuinely hurting at the beginning of this new school year: nobody more than parents who have lost children. As they watch their peers’ children (and even their deceased children’s friends) grow another year older and enter into a new grade, it is insanely painful to deal with the fact that their own won’t be joining them. Read More
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson Feeds His Girlfriend While She Breastfeeds Daughter
On June 10, Dwayne shared a photo of him spoon-feeding his long-time girlfriend, Lauren Hashian, while she breastfed their one-month-old daughter Tiana. The caption on the photo is enough to melt our hearts and make us slow clap! Read More
Soldier Watches Daughter’s Birth on FaceTime After Flight is Delayed
Lindsey was also on his way home to Brandon, hopeful he would make it in time to witness the birth of his first child. Sadly, his flight was delayed, leaving him alone in the airport, able only to watch his wife Haley labor through FaceTime. Read More
Mom Delivers Her Baby By Herself in a Hotel Room With the Help of YouTube Videos
One young mother shows us all how it’s done, however: 22-year-old Tia Freeman from Nashville, Tennessee delivered her own baby, alone, in a hotel room, using YouTube videos as her guide. Read More