Buena Vista Images/Photodisc/Getty Images This story is an “as told to” and anonymous. The mom in this story is the mother of one, in her 40s, living in the southeast. Sex was really hard for us after we had our child. We struggled to conceive for a long time, and when we finally got pregnant, I was so scared something would happen that we were never really intimate. It also didn’t help that we were both completely worn out from all the trying-to-conceive sex. When our baby was about 6 months, some of my libido started coming back. I felt...
A “Dog Mom” Didn’t Get Recognized On Mother’s Day — Should She Be Upset?
Tara Moore/Getty Images Mother’s Day is a tricky day for a lot of people, and for one Reddit user, u/InitialSong2898 (we’ll call her Song), this year was a bit of a doozy. So much so that she had to take to the platform to ask “Am I The Assh*le?” Song is a mother of adult children, all married. Her son is married to a woman named Jenny who struggles with infertility (she clarifies in the comments that this is a medical issue for Jenny) and the pair do not have children. But Jenny and Song’s son do have a lot...
Here's Why Many Children Start Therapy At Age 8
Instagram / @parenting.resilience Is there a universal hardest age to parent? We whisper warnings about the terrible twos, but come on, are they really that bad? (Yes, they are). On the other end of the spectrum, angsty, pubescent teens also get a bad rap. One age doesn’t necessarily have a reputation, but it seems to have the agreement of plenty of parents. Carol Kim, a psychotherapist who goes by @parenting.resilience on Instagram, says that her clients will most often cite 8-year-olds as the toughest age to parent. “A lot of parents I know will say age 8 is really tough...
Pittsburgh With Kids: Where To Stay, Eat & Play For A Core Memory Trip
Raymond Boyd/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images I love a new city, specifically one I’ve heard about but never set foot in. That was Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for our family until last summer when my two older daughters and I went for a mini summer adventure. After exploring some of the best, most historical parts of the "steel city," it officially became my kids’ new favorite place. (Literally, in an All About Me journal she received at Christmas, my 10-year-old put Pittsburgh as the "most beautiful place" she’s ever traveled to.) So, whether you’re on a road trip with your family or just...