Sally Anscombe/Getty Images Kitten and baby photos racking up social media likes and “awww” comments are as close as it gets to a sure thing in an uncertain world. Offline, cats and children of all ages can be fast, lifelong friends. However, like any friendship, it can have ups and downs, and boundaries are important....
Cavan Images/Cavan/Getty Images Our baby was 9 months old when my husband and I imploded our lives. The month prior, one of our two dogs died unexpectedly, and our other pup, Rex, was beside himself with grief. A week after her passing, we learned Rex was in heart failure and had just months to live....
Tassii/E+/Getty Images When I had my son, I had about three weeks of the baby blues — wondering what on Earth I was supposed to do with myself and this new baby, crying daily at 3 p.m. on the dot (oh, hormones), and just generally being an emotional wreck. Fortunately for me, that morose phase...
bojanstory/E+/Getty Images We lost our 12-year-old golden retriever just a few months after my ex-husband moved out. It felt like life was kicking me while I was down; the whole year was just devastating. At the time, my kids were 13, 11, and 10. They wanted another dog right away, but I didn’t. Sure, I...