If we’re being honest, summer kind of feels like a fever dream for parents. Even the tee-off to the actual season, Maycember, is a blur — a chaotic sprint to the school-year finish line. It’s immediately followed by June, full of ambitious “summer bucket lists” and the lawlessness of late bedtimes and even later mornings....
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Nearly Half Of Parents Expect To Go Into Debt Over School Supplies This Year
Phynart Studio/E+/Getty Images We’re halfway through July — depending on where you live, there may be just a few weeks left until school starts again. And for roughly half of American parents, that’s enough to make them wince. From new clothes and shoes to notebooks, pens, a backpack, and possibly a crazy expensive calculator, back-to-school...
“Having Two Teen Daughters Is Way More Fun Than I Expected” & 13 Other Confessions
Ippei Naoi/Moment/Getty Images I love a good, wholesome secret or confession. Like that I use boxed cake mix to make my kids’ birthday cakes — I just replace the water in the instructions with milk and melted butter for the vegetable oil. Every mom has a bunch of them stashed inside her brain and heart, and...
Is It Safe To Let My Dog Swim Outdoors This Summer?
stevecoleimages/E+/Getty Images I live in Florida, which means lots of beach and boat days on the water. It’s the whole point of living here! And naturally, many families like to bring their furry friends along for the fun. If you’re not accustomed to having your dog around water, though, you may be wondering, Is it...



