TikTok Along with tardigrades, cockroaches, and coyotes, human children are some of the most resilient creatures on the planet (and, fortunately for those of us raising them, much cuter and cuddlier). Of course, in a perfect world, we’ll never have to learn just how resilient because, of course, we never want anything bad to happen to them. But, sadly, bad things do happen sometimes, and kids can be so scrappy and so adaptable that they may not even fully recognize what they’re going through as uniquely awful. But TikTok creator Karley Weinberg (@karleyweinberg), shared a recent “life hack” to help...
TikToker Shares What Happens When 'Boy Moms' Become 'Boy Grandmas'
TikTok At this point, we’re all aware of the toxic boy mom — the mom whose son can do no wrong, and whose daughter just can’t do anything right. If there was ever an argument for stopping boy mom bias where it stands, it’s the potential for the final boss of favoritism: the toxic boy grandma. One woman recently shared a video describing her experience with her own “boy grandma”, and we need to talk about how to put a stop to this kind of behavior. Just yesterday, TikTok user Aly Kima posted a video sharing her story, and it...
Girl Mom Recalls Rude Interaction With A Stranger
TikTok Kids say the darndest things. But you know who says even darnder things? Complete strangers who have an opinion on kids. Your kids. And TikTok creator Amanda Bouldin (@afterhourswithamanda) has a message to those folks after two particularly rude comments about her three “tiny queens” in a Trader Joe’s: “We need to knock it off.” Bouldin is a proud “girl mom.” She doesn’t call herself that, but she has three daughters and absolutely loves getting to raise them. Recently, they were preparing for a cheer competition and — as any sports parent can tell you — the lead-up was...
How To Talk To Your Partner About Intimacy & Actually Get Somewhere
Carles Navarro Parcerisas/Moment/Getty Images Whether you are in a new relationship or have been married for years, figuring out how to talk to your partner about intimacy can be a challenge. Maybe you want to bring up something new you’d like to try in bed, and you’re not sure how your sweetie will react. Or, perhaps you’ve been trying to work on something about your sex lives for a while, but after trying for so long, it’s always a loaded conversation. So, we asked a sex and relationships therapist for her best advice on bringing up getting down and dirty....