TikTok/@casseyraebly Moms are pretty good at withholding judgment, shrugging, and saying, “Live and let live,” when it comes to other people’s choices. But there are are few parenting topics — like breast vs. bottle and working mom vs. stay-at-home mom — that seem to turn ugly fast whenever they come up. Also on the top...
Milan_Jovic/E+/Getty Images In my family’s very tight-knit friend group, everyone has their little foibles and quirks that endear us to one another. K has a deep appreciation and strong opinions on firewood. D has the most intense FOMO of anyone on the planet. And my children are absolutely merciless in their ability to read you...
TikTok One of the greatest opening lines in all of literature probably comes from Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina: “Happy families are all alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” There are, indeed, lots of ways dysfunction and trauma can rear their ugly heads. Many people might immediately think about high conflict families —...
Westend61/Getty Images As the measles outbreak in Texas wears on, having already claimed the life of one school-age child and causing illness in many more, families who have previously declined the vaccine are now scheduling the shot for their kids. Meanwhile, members of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s expert committee on vaccines were...