TikTok As a mom with one child leaving middle school and one about to start, I am very aware of what a complicated era this is in our children’s lives. Even outside of the context of other children, it’s a time of extraordinary change and transition — physically, mentally, emotionally, and more. Put a whole...
TikTok Hey fellow Millennials: do y’all remember sex ed? Specifically, the sex ed we got around fifth grade, where the boys went to one room, the girls went to another, and we all learned about puberty. Well. Some of us learned about puberty as a general concept. The girls. A lot of the boys didn’t...
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...
Westgate Let’s face it: 2025 has been about many things, and for many reasons, people are opting to both keep to a budget and keep closer to home. At the same time, millennial parents are yearning for their vacations of yesteryear, which (in addition to being much cheaper) consisted of family car rides, nearby destinations,...