Having mom friends is a real lifesaver. They text you from the store to say they’re picking up Valentines for the class party tomorrow if your kid needs a box, too. They don’t care if your house is clean when they come over for a play date. They remind you that sign-ups for that new...
TikTok No matter how old we get, it seems, there’s a part of us that always feels like we’re faking adulthood. Like, excuse me: who signed off on allowing me to take care of children and pay taxes and go to work every weekday? But now and then we get glimmers of the fact that...
TikTok Every now and then, my husband jokes about the “magic counter” in our house. Generally he does this after I tell him he’s left crumbs after making lunch. “Don’t worry, sweetie: that’s the magic counter,” he replies with an impish smile. “The crumbs clean themselves up. I don’t know how it works…” In case...
TikTok Having kids is great, but sometimes taking care of them is a full-time job. And we’re not talking about simply caring for them (though that, too, is a full-time job). We mean coordinating the things they need outside of our homes: schools and daycares, activities, and, of course, doctor’s appointments. Case in point: Katie,...