Georgijevic/E+/Getty Images As divorce became more common in the latter half of the 20th century, families began to look different, particularly as they grew over generations. Suddenly, the “four grandparent” paradigm that dominated most of modern history shifted. My kids, for example, have four grandfathers — biological and step — and three grandmothers. It’s lovely...
FG Trade / Getty Things got a little heated over on Threads recently after a self-proclaimed “boy mom” shared what we like to call “inside thoughts.” In a post that now has over 1.7k replies and only 507 likes (never a good ratio), the mom wrote, “I’m a boy mom and one day, some teenage...
Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images Located on the west coast of Mexico and sheltered from the colder, rougher Pacific Ocean by the Bay of Banderas, Puerto Vallarta is a colorful, buzzing vacation destination and cultural center for both the country’s residents and for Americans traveling from the north. Whether you decide to stay at one...
ljubaphoto/E+/Getty Images Usher once made an entire album labeled Confessions, but moms don’t have that luxury. We’re stuck whispering our thoughts to our spouses, hoping the kids won’t hear, and trying to keep our big fears and worries tied down enough in our brains that they don’t unleash into a cloud of anxiety. So when...