Meaghan O’Connell I got a harsh wake-up call the day that my then-kindergartener brought her box of valentines home from school. I had sent her in with simple construction hearts that she cut herself with safety scissors the night before — and then carefully wrote out the name of each kid. They sure didn’t look...
aislebeauty / TikTok When I was little, my mom would throw my birthday parties at our house. She’d serve pizza and cake. We’d play games. We’d have dance parties. Every kid in the neighborhood would swing by. They were always simple but never dull. All I really needed was my friends and some sweets. The...
Eclipse Images/Getty Remember all the naive and enthusiastic jokes we made about having that 2024 vision board as the hellscape that was 2023 rolled over and gave way to a fresh set of 365 days? How woefully clueless we were, huh? This past year hasn’t been much better and, if we’re being honest, all too...
Westend61/Getty Images This is officially the year we say, “Thanks, but no thanks, 2024!” Just because we’re faced with another potential garbage fire year looming doesn’t mean we can’t have a fun New Year’s Eve, though. As a matter of fact, doesn’t that seem like all the more reason to celebrate (safely)? We can only...