By Lauren Mullen Are you watching Stranger Things? Of course you are; you’re not a monster (pun totally intended). You know how there’s the regular world, and then there’s the Upside Down? Well, I am currently living in my own personal version of the Upside Down. It feels like everything […]
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7 Ways to Survive a Road Trip With Kids
By Kelly J. Riibe 1-Throw out every single rule you have regarding screen time. Watching movies from the back seat kicks the license plate game’s ass every single time. Download and buy the latest flicks, or borrow some timeless films from your neighbor. You can never have too many cartoons […]
This Mom’s Hilarious Thermostat Note Is Relatable AF
‘Tis the season for hayrides and hoodies, foliage hunting and apple picking, but with cooler weather comes controversy. Domestic controversy. Why? Four words: heat or no heat? Yes. In many households across the United States, that is the question. However, one mom sought to end the annual argument when she posted […]
In Case You Didn’t Feel Old, Luke Perry Is on the Cover of AARP Magazine
Screenshot: AARP Remember every 1990 girl’s first crush, Luke Perry (aka Dylan McKay of the hit TV show, Beverly Hills 90210)? He is gracing the cover of AARP Magazine this month. The American Association of Retired Persons allows anyone aged 50 or over to be a card-carrying member. Luke is […]
Angry Vagina? Make It Happy With Vagisil ProHydrate Natural Feel!
I am officially in that stage of life where my body is experiencing a trifecta of physical assault: exhaustion from raising 3 young children, the youngest of whom is still in diapers; stress from working full time; and hormonal imbalance from entering perimenopause. And I thought puberty was bad. Not […]
21 Signs You’re the Mom of a Toddler
By Alexie Flook of Always Alexie My son Hudson started walking when he was eight months old, and since then he’s escalated quickly from a bitty baby to a full-blown troublesome toddler. I’ve hesitated calling him a toddler because he’s only just turning one, but then I realized that being […]
The Day My 7-Year-Old Was Cruel. To Me.
By Joanna M. Owusu It was an ordinary school night, and I was sitting down to dinner with my boys after putting their baby sister to bed. (Their father works long hours and is rarely home in time for family dinner during the week.) We were talking about our plans […]
The Mammogram That Changed My Life
By Nicole Hardy of She Emerges Several months ago, I had an annual mammogram that changed my life. I started getting mammograms long before my 40s because both my mother and grandma are breast cancer survivors. It’s a routine procedure for me each year, but for the first time, I had a pit […]