AzmanL/E+/Getty Images My husband and I are pretty equal when it comes to everything. Taking care of the kids, the house, our marriage — we both see it as a collective responsibility and enjoy being a team. I’m no passenger princess (I drive as much as he does). He puts away laundry. Together, we tag-team the dishes. But when it comes to bedtime? I am 100% a bedtime princess. I turn off zero lights. I don’t make sure any doors are locked. When I’m ready for bed, I go upstairs, and I go to bed. He takes care of the...
I Had To Learn To Parent With My Husband After Growing Up In A Single Parent Home
Maskot/Maskot/Getty Images I grew up an only child in a single parent home. My parents divorced when I was three years old, and I rarely saw my father. So my mom had no choice but to take on every role in our household: she was the breadwinner, the cook, the cleaner, the bill payer and my only parent and role model. Growing up, my mom and I were close. With only two of us in our immediate family, we talked all the time. But growing up in a quiet home made me wish for a noisier household. One with two...
10 Tools & Accessories For Moms Who Need Beauty To Be Easy AF
Ariela Basson/Scary Mommy; Getty Images, Shutterstock, Amazon It’s way too easy these days to scroll through social media and convince yourself that you’re the only person in the world who lacks pro-level beauty skills. Our grids are all filled with influencers who have perfect (but not too perfect) curls and flawless skin (were they born without pores?! — please say it’s a filter and put us out of our misery). But I am *not* one of those “beauty has always come easily” girly pops. I’m the “one time I caught my hair on fire” friend. The one whose eyeliner wings...
An Artist Explains How To Talk To Your Kids About Their Art
TikTok While my oldest child has never expressed all that much interest in making art, I don’t think my youngest has gone one day without making something since they were old enough to pick up a crayon, pencil, or crochet hook. Now that they’re in double digits, it’s easy to know what they’re making and know how to talk about what’s going on in a particular project. But when they were a toddler, I often found myself in the awkward position of always trying to figure out new ways to talk about paint splatters, mounds of Play Doh that don’t...