ZeynepKaya/E+/Getty Images On October 30, 2024, Brittany Patterson, a Georgia mom of four, was handcuffed in front of her children and driven to the police station in Fannin County. She was then fingerprinted, photographed, and dressed in an orange jumpsuit. Her crime? Allowing her son to walk alone. Earlier that day, Patterson drove her eldest...
TikTok Along with tardigrades, cockroaches, and coyotes, human children are some of the most resilient creatures on the planet (and, fortunately for those of us raising them, much cuter and cuddlier). Of course, in a perfect world, we’ll never have to learn just how resilient because, of course, we never want anything bad to happen...
Blended families can be complicated. I would know; as a stepmom myself, there is definitely a nuanced way of navigating relationships, especially with your stepchildren and their biological family. Thankfully, we’ve all made it work for many years with little issue, but that’s because of thoughtful conversations and continual work to make our little blended...
Maskot/Getty Images I commonly hear the misconception that only children must feel sad and lonely without any siblings. As an only child myself and parent of "just" one kid, others often assume I felt isolated growing up "alone" and ask when I’ll have a second child to give my daughter a "friend." Yet sad and...