It feels like it’s been cold and flu season for the last 37 months. There are coughing kids with boogery faces everywhere you look. No matter how often you douse your family with hand sanitizer or how many cart wipes you use at Target, it seems impossible to stay healthy. […]
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Mom Would Rather Move Than Have Husband Work from Home
By Nicole Blasenak Shapiro For some people, working from home is a dream come true. But when her husband got the opportunity to do just that, Martha Sanderson, of Palo Alto, California, had a different reaction. [adsanity id=”35664″ align=”aligncenter”/] “No f*cking way,” says the stay-at-home mom of three. “Our youngest just […]
Here Are the Most Popular Baby Names the Year You Were Born. Did Yours Make the List?
I don’t know why, but there’s something super fascinating about baby naming trends. Maybe it’s because what we choose to name our children is a reflection of the culture of the time, or maybe it’s because there’s something narcissisticly (I just made that word up, and I’m rather happy with […]
Mother Doesn’t Vaccinate Her Kids, Believes Essential Oils Cure Anything
By Joanna McClanahan of Ramblin’ Mama Local mother-of-two and self-proclaimed “granola mom” Ana Smugg (pronounced Aw-nah, she asked us to specify) recently sat down to explain her side of the recent backlash that has arisen regarding her refusal to vaccinate her children. The case has received national attention as Smugg’s children […]
Teaching Kids That Winning Isn’t Everything Has Never Been More Important
By Linda Hummel “Is that real?” He is five, and the main character in the book we’re reading is facing a tough decision. As he makes up his mind, a tiny elf-like creature—called Conscience—has jumped up, perched on his shoulder, and whispers advice on right and wrong. [adsanity id=”35664″ align=”aligncenter”/] […]
Last Polio Survivors in Iron Lungs Emphasize Importance of Vaccination
Mona Randolph, Paul Alexander, and Martha Lillard may live different lives, but they do have one thing in common: they are among the last living polio survivors who rely on an iron lung to breathe, perhaps even the last 3 at all. In interviews with Gizmodo, Randolph, Alexander, and Lillard […]
This Sweary Meditation Video Will Have You Saying, ‘Namaste, Motherf**kers’
Raise your hand if you’re stressed out. That’s what I thought. Maybe it’s because of work. Maybe it’s because your kids are driving you batshit. Maybe it’s because of adulting in general, with all its bills and errands and goddamn responsibilities. Regardless of what has you feeling off-kilter these […]
10 of the Funniest Tweets About the Joys of Early Mornings with Kids
Remember weekend mornings before kids? Sleeping until 9 a.m… drinking hot coffee… mimosas at brunch… Or, remember when you didn’t know that 4:45 a.m. was an actual time to be awake? Ah, so many fun things our kids have taught us. Like how it feels to be woken up mid-lightsaber […]