TikTok Every day, I look at my 10-year-old and 13-year-old, gaze lovingly into their eyes, and see the little kid, toddler, and infant they once were. I kiss them gently on their foreheads and think two thoughts at the same time: “I miss my teeny-tiny baby” and “Thank God you’re not a baby anymore.” Those...
TikTok For years, my children’s sleepy time routine stayed the same: when 8 p.m. rolled around, everyone knew it was time to head upstairs, brush their teeth, read a book, and go to bed. As they got older, it was hard to know whether I should heed their pleas for a later bedtime. What should...
John Nacion/Getty Images Entertainment/Getty Images If you have a uterus then, barring certain medical anomalies, you will at some point deal with puberty, periods, and menopause. Oh! And also perimenopause. Unfortunately, these are subjects not often openly discussed, either in public or in families. Case in point, my spellcheck doesn’t even recognize the word “perimenopause!”...
Dejan Marjanovic / Getty Images I remember one of the most coveted awards at the “End Of School” banquets was The Perfect Attendance Award. Some kids made it their main mission to not miss one minute of class. That means no sick days, no missing class for a doctor’s appointment, that means no playing hooky...