Most moms are familiar with how vacations with kids go: You are cooking, cleaning, and looking after your kids the same as always, just in a different environment. While you might be surrounded by palm trees or sitting by a pool, you still have all of the same duties and worries and invisible labor as...
DisneyKids | YouTube I’ve been a parent for 13 years and in that time I’ve seen a number of new terms coined or popularized. “Gentle parenting.” “Spirited child.” “Crunchy Mom”( and her counterpart, “Silky Mom”). And then there’s “Core Memory,” which debuted in Pixar’s Inside Out. Far be it from me to even give the...
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images | Jemal Countess/Getty Images for MomsRising In February, Brittany Petterson, a United States Congresswoman representing Colorado and new mom, flew from her home in Colorado to Washington D.C. with her 4-week-old son in tow to vote on a major budget bill while on maternity leave. She was just the thirteenth congressperson to...
Pairi Daiza As far back as I can remember, I’ve had two dreams: to be a writer, and to be able to communicate with animals. While I managed to turn the first one into a career, the second one is more… elusive. For a while, I imagined blending the two by becoming a wildlife journalist...