When mortifying life situations take place, good parents brush the dirt off of their child’s knees, offer a hug and give pep talks. Great parents divert the attention to themselves with laughter. Read More
Bold, Bald, and Beautiful: This Seven-Year-Old With Alopecia Rocks Crazy Hair Day!
After seven-year-old Gianessa Wride was diagnosed with alopecia in January, all of her hair fell out. This led her and her mother on a quest to make her school’s Crazy Hair Day the most fabulous yet. Read More
Mom Creates Cartoons That Nail the Hilarity of Pregnancy and Motherhood
There are countless other moms out there with leaky nursing boobs, babies who freak you out by rolling under furniture, and who struggle to shave their legs over their pregnant belly. That sort of humorous validation is the breath of fresh air we all need. Read More
Five Women Open Up About Their Post-Baby Bodies While Wearing Bikinis
There is no doubt about it, having a baby changes things. From your ability to sleep in on weekends to drinking coffee while it’s still hot, once baby comes home, there are things that we have to bid farewell to. One of the most drastic changes for many women, though, is dealing with body image post-baby. Read More
Julia, Sesame Street’s First Muppet With Autism, to Make Her Debut
Families have turned to Sesame Street for generations in order to start conversations and teach important life lessons. With an estimated 1 in 68 American children having autism, there is no better time than now to show the public what it’s like to interact with these special people among us. Read More
Children Crash Dad’s BBC Interview: Hilarity Ensues
We’ve all been there. Whether it’s trying to use the restroom in peace or attempting to take a conference call for work, our kids have a deep sense for when we need the most quiet.
If we’ve learned anything from this family’s mistakes, it’s this: lock the door. Read More
Mom’s Post Shows That Miscarriage is Not Just Painful, it’s Expensive, Too
What a devastating blow to be dealt in the middle of losing something so precious. Not only are women all at once letting go of their hopes and dreams, being put under for a delicate medical procedure, and processing how to share what has happened with others, they often, also, get into a real financial predicament. Read More
In Defense of the ‘Fit Mom’
I realize now that the bulk of negativity we harbor comes from insecurity. We judge others because we are judging ourselves. When I first saw Maria Kang’s smiling face come across my computer screen, and in turn found myself inwardly shooting her down, I know I was communicating more about myself than I was about her. Read More
Childhood Memories: What I Hope They Remember
I don’t know why, but I think, in some way, I’ve gone through my kids’ almost five years not realizing that their memories are being collected now. Not in the future. Today. We are fully in the thick of life, where the hours turn into days and days into weeks, and so on. Read More
Psychologist Claims That Baby Boys Are Far More Sensitive to Stress Than Baby Girls
It’s obvious that our culture exalts the strong, unfeeling, aggressive side of men, and does so beginning at infancy. On the contrary, though, biology suggests that our boys are actually less equipped than their female counterparts to deal with stress. Read More