Anastasiia Krivenok/Moment/Getty Images I’ve always loved Christmas. But over the last few years, I’ve noticed an overwhelming sense of dread as Halloween ends and the holiday season really begins. For a while, I thought it was just me feeling all the expectations of being a mom during the holidays, but I realized something pretty quickly: It’s the social media. There is so much Christmas inspiration available at our fingertips, but it can also be too much. Buy these Christmas decorations! Swipe up for the year’s hottest toy! Watch me make these elaborate cookies! Over and over, we’re being fed more...
To The Moms Who Have The First Baby In The Friend Group
TikTok I had my first baby at 28 years old, and while this is six months older than the national average, as far as me and my friends living in New York City were concerned, I was basically an almost-30-year-old teen mom. In our social circle, it was weird enough that I was married in my 20s but having a baby in my 20s was unheard of. Now, as many of my cohort are having their first children, I’m preparing to send mine to middle and high school next year. It’s weird to be the first one in your friend...
33 Gifts For Moms Whose Favorite Form Of Therapy Is Travel
Jordan Siemens/Getty Images Some cliches are cliches for a reason. Being a mom is really hard. But it’s also so, so rewarding. Also, travel is the best teacher. For many moms, those three cliches are often true in tandem. Sometimes, the lessons we learn during travel make the invisible load of motherhood a little lighter to bear. Sometimes, the lesson is simply that we have to take time for ourselves in order to be the best moms we can be. And sometimes, seeing the world through our kids’ eyes is enough to remind us that even when the road is...
Mom Admits She Doesn't Want To Go To Parent/Teacher Conference
Tatiana / TikTok After a mom admitted that she wasn’t super excited to go to her son’s parent-teacher conference, she was met with a litany of responses online. In her video, Tatiana (@mamasreadingjournal) asked her followers if they go to their kids’ parent-teacher conferences, admitting that she did not want to go. “Do you go to your kid’s parent-teacher conferences every year? Am I a bad mom for not wanting to go? Like I’m gonna go, but I really don’t wanna go, you know? Like this can’t be an email? I don’t know, I really don’t wanna go. Sorry if...