@loriscowsandstuff / TikTok I try to live my life with little regret. What’s done is done, and I can’t go back and change it. Wishing I could go back and change things about my life is unproductive (at least that’s what my therapist says!). However, when it comes to our children, moms tend to beat...
Category: tweens & teens
Boys Are Not Raised To Be Men; They're Raised To *Not* Be Women
adivunsolicited / TikTok My daughter came home from school the other day and told me that a boy in her class told her that he couldn’t play “House” with her anymore at recess. That was a “girl game.” While I stood there, shocked and angry, I took a beat and said that games, toys, and...
Uber Is Offering Free Rides To Teens Who Failed Their Driver's Test
Uber I was 16 when I failed my driver’s license test. I didn’t even do anything outwardly wrong, but the DMV tester said that I simply didn’t look comfortable or confident enough behind the wheel yet. I was crushed, and not only that, but I had to continue to rely on my older brother and...
I Never Want A Woman To Ask My Son Who Raised Him
franckreporter/E+/Getty Images I’ve heard women say, “Who raised that man?” so many times it’s become white noise. It’s said about a man who doesn’t know how to treat a woman, a man who’s rude at a restaurant, or a man who doesn’t hold a door open when someone is approaching with their arms full, and...



