3+ hour, 34+ min ago  (830+ words) I've found that teachable moments are always happening, especially at bedtime. My 9-year-old daughter looks at me most nights like I've just asked her to climb Mt. Everest barefoot. Her eyes fill. Her voice cracks. "I can't do it," she…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago  (177+ words) I swore all the time before becoming a mom so this was a deeply meaningful sacrifice on my part. I can just tell him to shut up. He went silent. His brothers stopped what they were doing. No one moved....

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (485+ words) Some of us know we'd be fantastic moms " but that doesn't mean we want to be one (or that we owe it to anyone). Sometimes, though, they become major convincing points. Listen, I know there's an air of desperation in…...

3+ week, 7+ hour ago  (797+ words) Navigating the realities of tube feeding, this mom opens up about caregiving, adaptation, and choosing optimism along the way. Tube-Feeding Is A Journey, But One Mom Is Making The Most of It Navigating the realities of tube feeding, this mom…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (694+ words) If your deadbeat ex's new girl, like Kailyn Lowry, thinks you're the problem, you're probably doing something right. In a recent episode of a podcast available through her Patreon, former Teen Mom 2 star Kailyn Lowry claimed that her new boyfriend…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (562+ words) "If you're blending something it's WAY too hard. If even a single pot or pan is involved, I'm still listening but I'm suspicious. You can't do it all. And early on as a parent, I found that out by burning…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (332+ words) Just a couple of phrase switches made all the difference. Others argue that kids need that financial motivation to get a jump start on chores and do anything to help their family with household responsibilities. So, which is it? Well,…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (141+ words) If you're finally feeling like yourself now that you have a preschooler, you're not alone. Until, apparently, your kid hits age 4. And then, like someone turning on a light, there you are. Everything just seemed brighter all of a sudden....

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (568+ words) There are bigger things to worry about than the occasional "bad" word. Recently, in an angry moment, my daughter called me an ass. I wasn't even surprised or shocked. After all, the day before, she'd heard me call another driver…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (547+ words) Postpartum depression can affect bonding with your baby " here's why it happens and how to get support. You spent hours picking nursery colors and finishes, agonized over the Snoo or a regular crib, and picked out their homecoming outfit months…...