rudi_suardi/E+/Getty Images When my son was a toddler I discovered an essential parenting hack: an inexpensive toy that reliably ate up 15 minutes of our endless days. It was light and portable, easy to stash in a pocket. Plus, I almost always had one on me, or a friend could rustle one up in fair...
Isabel Pavia/Getty Images If you’re preparing for your little one to get their first period, you might unexpectedly uncover some deep-seated, menstrual-related trauma that had long been buried in the crevices of your brain. For me, it was starting my period at 10, way before any of my friends, when I barely knew what a...
Johner Images/Johner Images Royalty-Free/Getty Images For 24 hours every month, I hate my family. Two days later my period arrives. At which point, I am relieved because it means I didn’t actually hate them, it was just my period. This happens EVERY SINGLE MONTH. I have been menstruating for 35 years. You’d think I’d get...
ruizluquepaz/E+/Getty Images One morning not so long ago I walked into the bathroom and spotted a used tampon applicator fully visible, right at the top of the trash in the garbage can. My breath caught and my cheeks flushed as I yanked a few squares of toilet paper from the roll, wrapped it up like...