TikTok For most of the first few years of my kids’ lives, my husband and I lived in a mother-in-law apartment in my grandparents house. The homes were connected by a door in each of our respective kitchens, and when my kids needed a change of scenery or more room to play, they’d head into...
@thebiggersthebetter / TikTok Did you just get done registering your kids for summer camp in…*checks watch* February? Yup! Me too! I was in a cold sweat, fingers shaking, as I navigated my way through the website, hoping to grab a spot. I felt the same way when I had to sign my daughter up for...
Compassionate Eye Foundation/David Oxberry/Photodisc/Getty Images In a world where it feels like there’s always some new parenting label or trend to keep track of, it’s easy to feel like you never quite know all the terminology. Speaking of, can someone please explain this one: What is chestfeeding? Now that our culture is more aware than...
Galina Zhigalova/Getty Images In the emergency room, I clutch my left side with both hands and close my eyes. Looking around me at the other people in pain makes my own worse. I was sent here from urgent care, where the doctor felt my abdomen and noticed that although I was feeling pain in my...