Ariela Basson/Scary Mommy; Getty Images, Netflix I’m no stranger to sacrifice. Since becoming a mom, I’ve kissed goodbye to big things like time, sleep, my pre-baby body, and money, as well as smaller things like a bowl of cereal when there’s only a little bit of milk left in the fridge. It can be frustrating and even exhausting to feel like I’m constantly getting the crumbs, but most of the time it’s worth it. However, one thing in particular is wearing on me lately: freedom to watch my TV shows on an actual damn TV. I’d give just about anything...
'Anne Of Green Gables' Is Still A Swoony, Feminist Masterpiece
Sullivan Entertainment Long before I could read the books or even fully grasp the plot, I used to spend entire weekends fully immersed in the musings of Anne Shirley and her life at Green Gables. Anne of Green Gables held friends and scenes I could fall back into weekend after weekend to escape whatever reality was currently playing out around me. I loved Gilbert Blythe. I ached for a "bosom friend" like Diana Berry. And I was absolutely sure I would fit in perfectly with life on a farm like Green Gables. Not everything from my childhood in the ’90s...
What To Do When Your Kid Says "Nobody Loves Me"
Instagram / @thefamilybehaviorist Nobody wants to see their kid upset. The big frowny face. The teary puppy dog eyes! Stop it, now! And what can be worse than hearing the phrase: “Nobody loves me.” Your first reaction to hearing such a thing might be to launch into reassuring your child, but one mom says that may not be the best solution. Mandy Grass, who goes by @thefamilybehaviorist on Instagram, is a mom of 3, as well as a parenting coach and behavior analyst. Grass shared to her account how she handled her own daughter expressing that she felt nobody loved...
TikTok Mom Assures Us That Third Baby Hits Different
@erinward__ / TikTok There are few more significant decisions in your life than deciding whether to have a baby. And I don’t mean “deciding you want to have children.” I mean each time you choose to have a child. But whether or not you believe birth order has an effect on someone’s personality (It does. Signed, The Eldest Daughter) there’s also no question that each baby you have brings out a whole different parenting experience. One mom on TikTok, who posts as @erinward__, highlighted just how different the experience of having a third child is. “Having a third kid is...