Before I became a parent, I pictured festive family road trips as a chill, fun way to travel, see loved ones, and enjoy watching the world go by. I thought we’d listen to audiobooks, sing together, and play car games. I thought it’d be a breeze. I got a few things right (we do sing...
My husband knows I have an affinity for trash TV. Love is Blind, 16 and Pregnant, every iteration of Teen Mom that exists — but if I bring my phone to him so he can see why I’m sobbing from laughter at “the Kardashian lady,” he knows it’s not one of the K sisters. He knows...
While Christmas itself is obviously the ~most magical~ thing, there’s so much to be said for the anticipation of it all. As soon as November hits, the excitement starts to build, really taking off after Thanksgiving before reaching its crescendo on Christmas Eve. And although there are so many ways to lean into the festive...
FG Trade/E+/Getty Images My Nana became my best friend when I was 13 and she was 54. After 13 years of loving each other and living together most of my life, we shifted that year. My mom was on her own when I was growing up, and so she and my brothers and I lived...