nataliejoyjewlery / TikTok One survey asked parents how much they spent on presents each year — and it turns out that on average, parents spend $173 for each kid. So, if you have three kids, you’re shelling out over 500 dollars on gifts during the holidays just for the kids. While we can always try...
Michael H/Getty Images Before your child started school, you probably tried to remain realistic about their behavior and performance. You accepted that they wouldn’t always be a perfect angel — that you were destined to get a few calls from school or notes in your little one’s cubby about errant meltdowns. And if you thought...
Hinterhaus Productions/DigitalVision/Getty Images Whether you and your partner aren’t married but share kids, or you’ve remarried and each brought your own children into a blended family, or a whole host of other reasons, it’s not uncommon these days for parents to have a different last name than their kids. Generally speaking it’s no big deal,...
@clarabellecwb / TikTok The holidays tend to let that weaponized incompetence from partners shine. There’s so much going on — school spirit week, Christmas card orders, last-minute trips to urgent care — that default parents have about ten mental breakdowns before Christmas Eve. This mental load tends to land on moms, aka the default parent....