Instagram / @heyjanellemarie “Why? I’ll tell you why, because I said so!” Sound familiar? “Because I said so,” is a staple of boomer parenting vocab. It exemplifies all of the parenting behaviors we’ve left in the past: the idea that children’s thoughts and feelings don’t matter, and that parents are always, without fail, correct. Millennials’...
TikTok Over the past 25 years, first time moms in the United States have gotten older. In 1999, a woman could expect to have her first child around 24.5 years old. In 2024, that number was up to 27.5 years old. There are a lot of factors that go into that rise, from economic considerations...
TikTok As the mom of older children, I have already entered the stage of parenthood where I get to find out that the things I did when my children were little are no longer safe or recommended. Like using Rock n’ Plays, certain swaddling techniques, and now, it would appear, sink baths. You know, when...
TikTok Think of the best Uber driver you’ve ever had. What made them stand out above the rest? Did they have a nice assortment of bottled waters and mints? An at the ready charging cable? Were they particularly entertaining? There’s lots of little ways drivers can kick service up a notch, but TikTok user Catalina...