Instagram / @theteachermomma As far as modern parenting trends go, gentle parenting is a pretty solid one — after all, who doesn’t want to raise kind, compassionate kids with kind, compassionate parenting? While the premise is pretty great (and certainly a step up from… whatever was going on back in the day), gentle parenting isn’t...
Adene Sanchez/E+/Getty Images No matter how much you want to have sex with your partner, it can feel like a huge effort. Whether you’ve got kids and jobs and home stuff or you’re just bogged down mentally with a bunch of things running through your brain, sex isn’t always going to sound like the perfect...
TikTok If you’re lucky, marrying someone offers you the opportunity to become a loved and loving member of another family. Your sister-in-law might become your go-to late-night text when you don’t know why your baby’s poop looks like that. Or your father-in-law might drop by because he noticed your mailbox looked crooked and he wanted...
Jeffrey Coolidge/Stone/Getty Images One fine day last January, my husband and I sat side-by-side on the couch, perusing Airbnb listings in Winter Haven, Florida. We needed a place to stay for a friend’s wedding, and we dropped links to good options into our group chat with the other couples we planned to split the place...