As the new administration mulls over strategies for how to get more Americans to settle down, marry, and have as many children as possible, as if everything was normal, President Donald Trump has floated the idea of a $5,000 “baby bonus” that would go to any citizen who gives birth in the United States. The...
Instagram / @mindsetmentress It can be easy to let your parents’ opinions influence your life, whether you fully realize it or not. Yes, even when you have kids of your own — after all, the little voice in the back of your head probably learned a thing or two from the people that raised you....
Blowing Rock, NC (blowingrock.com) Over the long Easter weekend, my husband, our 4-year-old son, and I drove up from Florida to Blowing Rock, North Carolina, to visit his dad and stepmom. They purchased a townhome in the area a few years ago, so they gave us a good idea of what to expect. But what...
Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images Entertainment/Getty Images When I think about the absolute toughest times in my life, I realize that in the end, it wasn’t a romantic partner who helped me through the most. Or even my parents or blood relatives. It was my friends. Particularly, it was a very small, very close few female...