Chad Salvador/WWD/Getty Images Joshua Jackson is opening up about divorce, being a single dad, and co-parenting — as well as what it’s like to raise a child when you didn’t grow up with a great father figure. But while many of his fans are touched by his vulnerability and candidness, others are calling him out for perhaps implying that doing his fair share is a sacrifice. The Doctor Odyssey star appeared on Jesse Tyler Ferguson’s Dinner’s On Me podcast this week where he described what it’s like to parent a child when you don’t know how it feels to get...
A Former Teacher Reveals 4 Things She Wished She Could've Told Parents
TikTok / @itsmaggieperkins Parents, gather round. We know teachers can’t always say exactly what they’d like to. (You know that report card comment that said your kid has a “social personality?” That means they don’t stop talking. Ever.) Gotta keep it polite and professional, of course! One former 6th grade teacher, however, is getting real with parents on TikTok. Maggie Perkins offered an unfiltered look into a teacher’s mind, and shared all the things she wished she could’ve told parents about their middle schoolers. First: please, please cut your kid’s nails. “If your kids nails are long and dirty, other...
24 Amazon Finds Scary Mommy Editors Are Raving About In April 2025
As we inch ever so closer to the end of the school year and the start of summer, our shopping habits are perhaps beginning to reflect our frenetic state of mind. In other words, we’re all over the place! In life in general, and when it comes to our Amazon carts. Listen, at this point, we’re just trying to hang in there without completely losing our sh*t over things like Spirit Week or the current state of the world. Retail therapy helps — no matter how random and chaotic it is. Besides, sometimes you discover the best new products when you...
23 Sweet Baby Girl Names That Are Dainty, Feminine, & Playful
Tea and Two Photography 2011/Moment Open/Getty Images When I found out I was pregnant with my third daughter, I was ecstatic. Three baby girls sounded like something straight out of an old British novel, and the very thought of brainstorming more sweet baby girl names filled me with pure joy. I love a dainty, super feminine baby girl name, and I dream of my children as characters in a Beatrix Potter story. Just flower crowns and picnic blankets and tea cups everywhere, and luckily, there are tons of sweet baby girl names that fully fit that aesthetic. The fun part...