2+ hour, 10+ min ago  (4+ words) This made me laugh. .....

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (503+ words) Is there anything better than a good cousin hang? Cousins can be like siblings, favorite babysitters, the allies we lock eyes with when the adults are being weird, or the frenemies we fight with every Thanksgiving (almost looking forward to…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago  (1170+ words) One of my greatest joys of parenthood was curling up to read before bed," says Sophie Blackall, the Caldecott-winning illustrator and author of more than 50 picture books, Your kids are fresh out of the bath and in their pajamas, clean-smelling…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago  (452+ words) What would she do? ?? By the wonderful Grace Farris. P. S. Mom voices and wise words. Lol I am the opposite. Weekday mom squeezes in a walk after lunchtime and feels no guilt about sending her child to school after care. Weekend…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (639+ words) These past few months, as I've been getting my footing as a mom of three, I keep catching myself thinking, "How do moms who have more children ever do this? !' Today, experienced parents share their tips, including a game for…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago  (250+ words) The other night, 12-year-old Anton and I were chatting at bedtime" While lying under his glow-in-the-dark stars, after talking about fishing, drumming, and how he's officially going to be a teenager this summer (! !), the conversation turned to love languages. I…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (66+ words) Say what now? By the lovely Grace Farris. P. S. What it feels like to parent a teen, and which hot drink are you? "Everyone should experience being a foreigner. It is completely humbling and cannot help but make you a more…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (579+ words) When I told my friend Nora that I was pregnant with a boy, she looked at me over plates of pasta and said, "Oh, Joanna, you have the opportunity to raise a kind man." I thought that was such a…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (439+ words) Is there anything cuter than babies actually sleeping like babies? From helicopters to grocery carts, eight Cup of Jo readers share the surprising/funny/adorable places their babies have fallen asleep" "When our son Jack was four months old, he…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (81+ words) By the wonderful illustrator and writer Hallie Bateman based in Los Angeles. Her work has been published by The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, The Awl and others. You can find her on Instagram and Substack. P. S. Baby magic,…...