Richard Baker/In Pictures/Getty Images It’s been four and a half years since the COVID pandemic began, and yet the virus is still a significant part of our lives, especially for those of us with kids in school who are now dealing with the annual back-to-school germ swap. While the respiratory virus isn’t a huge, prominent...
Mattel Back in my day *mumble mumble* years ago, American Girl dolls were exclusively historical. The OG Three — Samantha, Kirsten, and Molly — were all from different periods in American history (1904, 1854, and 1944 respectively) and engaged children through series of books, and, of course, the dolls and their numerous, gorgeous accessories. But...
Do you ever just feel like a real-life, adult, living version of Goldilocks? If so, you aren’t alone. It seems like — lately, more than ever — we’re all living in a state of extremes, with too little of some things and, alternatively, way too much of others. From stressing over the state of finances,...
caseylstewart / TikTok I know most of us would rather poke our eyes out than hear that famous phrase one more damn time: “It takes a village!” It’s infuriating for a myriad of reasons, though most parents can nail down the main reason why “it takes a village” makes our skin crawl: it’s so true,...