In early December, my husband and I did something brave: We took our toddler on a cruise — specifically, the inaugural sailing of the Disney Treasure. Don’t get me wrong, we made so many wonderful new memories, and the three of us still talk about the trip often. But man, taking a 3.5-year-old onto a floating island of temptation with soft serve machines and gift shops at every turn meant we had a lot of tantrums to work through in the middle of the ocean. By the end of our three days, we agreed on one thing with absolute certainty:...
8 New Year's Resolutions I'm Making As A 36-Year-Old Mom Of 3
The Good Brigade/DigitalVision/Getty Images I love New Year’s resolutions. I love the celebratory feeling of starting a new year, and I love the kiss goodbye (or curse, I don’t judge) we give to a year just finished. While I still maintain that, as a mom, my “real” New Year begins with the back-to-school season, there’s something about making resolutions in January that just feels right. And this year, as a mom of three, I’ve got some super specific resolutions in mind to help make 2025 the best year for me and my family. 2024 was a big year of reflection...
I’m A Stepmom Of 4, & Sometimes I Wonder If It’s All Worth It
When I opened the door to two police officers responding to a 911 call from my stepson, I realized stepmom life would never look like I had imagined. I thought I understood the assignment when I married my husband, a father of four. I was ecstatic to form an "instant" family. After all, I’d played the role of the cool, fun adult that kids always liked. And as a child of a divorce, I had been put in the middle of enough high-conflict situations between my parents that I would surely know how to navigate most things. If I’m being...
A Mom Wants To Know If It's Weird Her Husband Hates Their Naked House
skynesher/E+/Getty Images It’s a tale as old as time: Some houses are naked houses and some houses just aren’t. The real trouble arises when the two parents living in the house don’t agree on having a naked house or not. This is the issue for one mom on Reddit, who turned to the site’s parenting subgroup with her issue. Basically, her husband hates when their kids are running around naked, and she wants to know if that’s weird (or if she’s weird). “My husband has always been bothered by our kids being naked,” she begins. “For example, if my 4...