Hobo_018/Getty Images "So, who’s really your favorite kid?" asks a childless friend of mine, referring to my three young children. I sat there stunned — I couldn’t possibly choose a favorite. But then it got me thinking: What if my kids were asked if they had a favorite parent? Dun dun dun. It’s interesting when...
Emma McIntyre/Getty Images Entertainment/Getty Images Moms, if not one has told you this, please let me be the one to (gently, lovingly) pop your bubble: there is no “having it all.” Not the way a lot of us probably imagined it at one point. No one excels in having a career and motherhood without help....
TikTok When I was newly postpartum, deep in the midst of sleepless nights and unpredictable days, I would absolutely dread the night. I would sit on the floor of my small galley kitchen, hug my knees, and just cry. At the time, I didn’t know that I was suffering from postpartum depression and postpartum anxiety....
Disney "Close your eyes!" I yelped across the pool as my 5-year-old took her very first plunge off the diving board this summer. This garnered quite the funny look from her dad. But, inside me, I knew I was right: Jumping into a pool with your eyes open can make you go blind. I saw...