Milan_Jovic/E+/Getty Images In my family’s very tight-knit friend group, everyone has their little foibles and quirks that endear us to one another. K has a deep appreciation and strong opinions on firewood. D has the most intense FOMO of anyone on the planet. And my children are absolutely merciless in their ability to read you to filth. Their father and I may as well take up residence in a burn unit because we are constantly getting roasted. Fortunately, it’s all very entertaining. And it seems that we’re not the only parents with ruthless jokers: in fact, it was the subject...
Climate Anxiety: What It Is & How To Cope, According To Experts
ilkermetinkursova/E+/Getty Images Does reading all the headlines about park ranger layoffs and the L.A. wildfires make you feel a weird, overwhelming sense of dread? All the crazy weather events of the last few years make it feel like the climate crisis is affecting everyone now, and as more and more policies put in place to protect the environment are stripped away, well, it doesn’t help that all-consuming doom feeling, that’s for sure. Climate anxiety is a real thing, and it’s becoming more and more common as the current administration makes changes. Here’s how to tell if it’s affecting you more...
Think About This Before Shaming A Mom Looking At Her Phone
TikTok I have a very clear memory of going to the playground with my children. They quickly settled in with some other kids and were off to the races. I decided to park myself on a bench — the one that offered an unobstructed view of just about everything — and took out my phone for a bit. Nearby, a grandma scoffed. Not officially at me, but absolutely at me. “These parents always have their faces buried in their phones,” she said. My first thought was “Didn’t your generation just, like, send us to the playground by ourselves and tell...
A Mom Gave Her Adult Daughter The Sweetest Pep Talk About Having Kids
TikTok / @jessicarteich I think we all know the rules by now: don’t ask people when they’re planning on having kids. It’s weird, invasive, and plain impolite. Unfortunately, parents don’t always tread so lightly around this touchy subject — I just can’t wait to be a grandmother has to be up there in the list of phrases used the most by boomer moms. That’s precisely why seeing a parent discuss their adult children’s family plans, or lack thereof, with compassion and respect is such a breathe of fresh air — and one mom on TikTok is giving us just that....