After Incarceration — How Separated Families Reunite
The trauma from parental incarceration can have a profound impact on families.
What The Mother Of A School Shooting Victim Taught Me About Parenthood
Content Notice: the death of a child.
Dear Parents, Your Kids Aren’t Lifestyle Accessories
Using children as props isn’t a good look.
The Myth Of The ‘Hot Mess’ Mom
When did we start defining imperfection as “everything’s falling apart”? When did we start billing a rough day (or week) as abject failure?
Being A Mother Is Hard. Being A Mother Living With Anxiety Is Harder.
My anxiety doesn’t mean I can’t be a good parent. In fact, it makes me a better one.
What It’s Like Being A Mother When You Don’t Have Custody Of Your Child
Most weekends, my $43,000 salary was going toward rental cars, hotels, and eating out with Cameron.
Confession: I Hate Being A Parent
Just because I made another human, does that mean I’m forced to pretend I love every second of raising him?
Why I Hate The Term ‘Hands-On’ Dad
I regularly see that the mother is by far the active or ‘hands-on’ parent, not by a small margin but by a long shot.
This Is What It’s Like Going From Having One Child To Two
Each new baby represents more claims on your time and energy.
My Kids Are In School And I Don’t Know How To Be Alone
The real reason I’m worried about sending my kids to school is that I’m going to be alone.
Let Them Run Free: Why It’s Harder Than Ever To Be A Parent Today
Is our obsession with being perfect parents hurting us – and our kids?
The Behavior Of My Friend’s “Child” Is Everything Wrong With Modern
Bad parenting has led to a member of society to think she’s above the rest of us.
Your Daughters Hear You When You Criticize Your Body
She’s creating her body image based on the things you say.
The Motherhood Lie: Why No One Tells You It’s Messy And Hard
Broken sleep will become your new norm.
I Wanted To Raise Unconventional Kids But I Wasn’t Prepared For What That
As a parent, I’ve always hoped to raise kids who are better than me.
What Mom Shaming Taught Me About Trusting Women
There I was, fuming and typing furiously, caught up in another online thread where my parenting was being challenged.
Normalizing Menstruation: I Talk About My Period To My 2-Year-Old Daughter
I just tell my daughter the truth.
