Skynesher/Getty Images There are some pretty universal truths in parenting, specifically in the early years. Amid the endless love and admiration, kids will also probably do and say things that downright hurt your feelings, even if they don’t actually intend to. Kids will also go through favoritism phases, like when they seemingly prefer one parent over the other. As tough as it can be to feel like the rejected parent, you might take comfort in knowing that it’s just a phase, and someday soon, you’ll be the apple of your little one’s eye. But what happens when your child flat-out...
10 Nostalgic Baby Names Inspired By 'Cruel Intentions'
When it comes to picking out baby names, there are a few different ways to go about it. For starters, you could always flip through those tried-and-true baby name books for inspiration. However, if you want to get a little more creative with the matter, you could always let pop culture be your guide. After all, the name you choose will be with your baby for their entire life (no pressure or anything!), so why not allow some of the most beloved TV shows and movies of our time to serve as your muse? Just take the 1999 cult classic...
Meredith Masony Gets It, Because She’s Been There Too
There’s a good chance you recognize comedian and content creator Meredith Masony from a very familiar activity: folding laundry. While most of us are slogging it out at home, maybe while binging Selling Sunset, she’s known for taking a different approach and livestreaming the process to her followers, chatting with her community while she works her way through baskets and baskets of the stuff. It started on Facebook, around the time the site introduced livestreaming, and she’s kept it up for years, building big followings on new social media platforms as they’ve sprung up and adding live comedy tours and...
Babysitter Shares Her Secret For Handling Power Struggles With Teens
TikTok / @chelseaexplainsitall We were all 13 once. Fighting with your parents over nearly everything under the sun is as much of a right of passage as a bat mitzvah. As a teen, you wonder why your parents just couldn’t understand you. As a parent arguing with your own 13-year-old, you kind of want to rip your hair out. That’s why one mom came to TikToker and self-described “former all-star babysitter” @ChelseaExplainsItAll for advice. Mom Liz Klose-Johnson asked, “How do you de-sass an almost 13-year-old tone… Her tone is all wrong. All of the time😂” And look, 13-year-olds are incredibly,...