Olga Pankova/Moment/Getty Images I could count on my mom for a lot when I was younger. To always say yes to making cookies, to take me to the library whenever I wanted, to pull out the craft supplies ever Saturday afternoon. But above all, I could trust my mom, and it’s the one thing I...
After I separated from my ex-husband, I thought a lot about how we would celebrate the bigger holidays like Christmas and Thanksgiving. We talked about it and agreed we’d split Thanksgiving, he’d have the kids on Christmas Eve, and I’d get them on Christmas. We somehow forgot about Halloween. That first year, Halloween fell on...
TikTok For years, my children’s sleepy time routine stayed the same: when 8 p.m. rolled around, everyone knew it was time to head upstairs, brush their teeth, read a book, and go to bed. As they got older, it was hard to know whether I should heed their pleas for a later bedtime. What should...
TikTok No matter how you go about it, being a mother isn’t easy. Moreover, every “form” of motherhood — working mom, birth mom, adoptive mom, stepmom — comes with its own set of challenges. TikTok user “Syd,” who posts as @eclectichomeschooling, recently posted a video highlighting the unique conundrums she’s experienced as a stay-at-home mom....