Westend61/Getty Images As a kid, there’s nothing worse than your parents arguing, especially after they’ve already split up and you thought they’d finally stop. But if you and your ex still can’t get along, how are you supposed to actually reduce the conflict for your kids’ sake (and your own)? Well, that’s where parallel parenting comes in. We asked family therapy experts what parallel parenting is, who it’s right for, and how to establish it with your coparent moving forward. What is parallel parenting? Parallel parenting is a style of co-parenting when two separated parents raise their kids with as...
I Get Paid To Be A Housewife By A Man I'm Not Married To
John Richardson/Photodisc/Getty Images There’s this single man I met a few years ago through a mutual friend. He’s an entrepreneur, has full custody of his kids, and is very open about how overwhelmed he is with life. You know, just like the rest of us. But one day while we were chatting over coffee and he was trying to arrange rides for his kids, take care of a sudden work crisis and spend time with a friend who’s a little lost since her kids are older (me), he asked me how I got through it all. I’ve been a single,...
Is ‘The Four Seasons’ Right? Are We All Just Destined To Revert Back To Our Younger Selves?
I was hardly the best version of myself in my youth. I just wasn’t into being that age, that person. I wanted to skip the awkward growing years and become the me I wanted to be. All I wanted — beyond the insecurities and boyfriends who were always disappointing and friendship drama — was to grow up and become a mom. I thought that with age comes growth and with growth came real life, the Big Stage of family and kids. And while of course that’s true for some people, as it was for me, it certainly isn’t the case...
Can Acupuncture Help Your Pet? Vets Say Yes — Here's What To Expect
Catherine Falls Commercial/Getty Images When my 9-year-old dog, Judy, began showing signs of weakness in her back legs, I started brainstorming all the ways I could help her strengthen those muscles. During a routine vet visit, our primary veterinarian asked if I had ever considered acupuncture. Yes, I told her — and proceeded to explain the wonders acupuncture had done for my sinus headaches. No, she responded gently… for Judy. In that moment, a lightbulb went off in my brain. How had I never considered traditional Chinese medicine for my dog when I already knew how positively it had impacted...