Elena Medoks/Moment/Getty Images I didn’t think there was anything worse than a puking kid, but a kid who needs to puke and is desperately trying not to? That might be the hardest parenting-a-sick-kid hurdle. You know they’re in pain, you know they don’t want to throw up, but you also know that there is nothing...
Jonathan Kirn/Getty Images Pooping in public is always an experience fraught with anxiety. Whether you’re at a friend’s house, in the Target bathroom, or a Barnes & Noble (why is it always a Barnes & Noble), there’s something slightly terrifying about needing to poop. You’re worried about other people hearing you poop, smelling your poop,...
miniseries/E+/Getty Images By now you’ve probably heard of “default parenting” — when one parent in the family takes on most of the responsibilities of raising kids. It usually comes up in conversations about the mental load, or the invisible load, of running a household: remembering to buy toilet paper and put it in all the...
NickyLloyd/Getty Images Let’s be honest: Pets are not just animals that live in the house; they’re members of the family, and some of us love them more than our kids. So when our furry friends start showing signs of feeling sick, it’s an immediate red flag — usually followed by a vet visit ASAP. I’ve...