By Mia Carella of (this) mom with a blog You may have seen the headlines. Last Friday, Jeni Stepien married her fiancé Paul Maenner in a beautiful ceremony near Pittsburgh, PA. Sadly, Jeni’s father could not walk her down the aisle because he had lost his life tragically years earlier. […]
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Just in Time for National Breastfeeding Month: Breastmilk Jewelry
If you’re of childbearing age and have a social media account, chances are you have heard it is National Breastfeeding Month–and people are damned sentimental about it. We are all familiar with the movement to normalize breastfeeding, but if you want to take your lactation appreciation to a whole new […]
Video Documenting Woman’s Domestic Violence Struggle Goes Viral and Sends A Powerful Message
Last week, Higher Perspective — a website which “seeks to bring together like-minded individuals [who are] focused on personal growth and expanding their consciousness” — shared a painfully powerful video on their Facebook page: A video about physical abuse. A video about domestic violence. And while the video made me shudder and […]
To the Moms Who Got Kicked Out of ‘Bad Moms’ for Bringing Their Babies
To the moms who got kicked out of Bad Moms for bringing your babies, Get over your Fear of Missing Out. Being a parent means having to miss out on stuff sometimes — actually, a lot of times. And a movie theater full of other mothers who are looking forward to […]
Kobe Bryant Announces 3rd Baby on the Way, But His Wife Is the Real MVP
Screenshot: Kobe Bryant Instagram Kobe Bryant took to Instagram to announce his wife, Vanessa, is pregnant with their third girl. The moms of the world have long admired this couple for their 15-year marriage and their two adorable daughters. But Vanessa in particular deserves special praise for the pregnancy, because she found time […]
Why Body Shaming Khloe Kardashian Is A Serious Problem
Earlier this week, Khloe Kardashian’s name was in the news…yet again. But this time the 32-year-old wasn’t making headlines because of her relationship with Lamar or one of her many television programs; this week, Khloe Kardashian was in the news because of her body. And while Khloe’s weight has been a topic […]
As If Women Didn’t Have Enough Reasons to be Self-Conscious, Vagina Contouring is Now a Thing
Lingerie retailer Ann Summer is offering tutorials in vagina contouring, leaving women everywhere self-conscious of their lady parts. At first, vagina contouring (or vontour) sounds as if you’re supposed to paint your crotch into an optical illusion, which made me hesitate because the last time I did DIY vagina grooming I […]
Kim K. Puts T. Swift on Blast, Most People Don’t Care Except Twitter
In case you haven’t heard (which you probably haven’t because you have actual things in life to do), Kim K. put T. Swift on blast on SnapChat, and Twitter is having a field day with it. First of all, let me come clean and admit the most knowledge I have […]