TikTok One of the hottest parenting topics of the moment is invisible labor — all of the small, hidden tasks that moms take care of, from remembering everyone’s shoe size to making summer camp reservations. Of course, because it’s invisible, it’s really hard for other people to see or understand the extend of the mental load, especially partners and children. In recent years, moms have been demonstrating invisible labor via a few fun family experiments, such as leaving a dirty plate in the middle of a floor with a $20 bill taped to the bottom of it — only for...
No, I Won't Snuggle With You When You're Sick
It’s flu season, y’all. The time of year when I regard every human being who I encounter with deep suspicion: Are you a silent carrier? Are you hiding your cough just so you can attend yoga class AND INFECT US ALL? When is the last time you washed your hands? And for the love of god, no, it’s not allergies if you have a 104-degree fever. The other night at volleyball practice, my daughters’ coach wrapped up the practice by having the kids line up and give him a high five before they left. The mom sitting next to me...
'The View' Host Sara Haines Called Her Dad "Hot" Four Times
TikTok ABC talk show, The View, is known for its polarizing debates, hot topics, and cringey arguments, so when host Sara Haines blurted out that she thinks her dad, Dick Haines, is hot, typically viewers of the show probably weren’t too shocked. However, once the video made rounds on social media, people thought the on-air moment was a bit bizarre. The whole conversation got going amid a “Hot Topics” discussion about Jack Schlossberg’s controversial question to his X followers. He asked if Vice President J.D. Vance’s wife, Usha Vance, is “way hotter” than Schlossberg’s grandmother, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Anyone who...
Why So Many “Great Husbands” Don't Transition Into Great Dads
TikTok For the 12 to 16 hours we thought TikTok was going away, one of the accounts we were most sad about losing was that of @sheisapaigeturner. Paige has an incredible ability to succinctly explain the myriad issues that contribute to women becoming overwhelmed by unfairly hefting the weight of a household’s invisible labor… and also the very visible but often overlooked labor. In her latest post, she breaks down why finding a “good man” to raise a family with isn’t exactly the solution to the problem many might think it is. The video begins with a stitch from another...