Ben Blackall/Netflix Warning: Spoilers ahead for Adolescence on Netflix. Like so many others, I recently watched Adolescence on Netflix. I cannot stop thinking about so much of it, but I mostly cannot stop thinking about our first look at 13-year-old Jamie Miller (played by Owen Cooper). I cannot stop thinking about it because I cannot...
TikTok Before we actually welcome our little ones into our lives, a lot of us have very lofty ideas about how we’re going to raise them. No screens until they’re 18! No high-fructose corn syrup ever! Wooden toys only! French lessons at 3! Truly, no one is a better parent than someone who doesn’t have...
damircudic/E+/Getty Images Let’s face it: No one memorizes phone numbers like they used to back in the day. With the universal prevalence of smartphones and the near-extinction of landlines, kids never have to dial home. While the 1980s home phone numbers of our youth are burned into our brain forever, today’s kids have no reason...
Catherine Falls Commercial / Getty Planning or attending birthday parties is one of the less talked about tasks of parenthood. Whether we’re RSVPing, wrapping gifts, making awkward small talk with other parents, or planning our own kid’s soiree, a lot goes into this bucket of parenting. One mom is feeling the pressure as she plans...