Do you ever just feel like a real-life, adult, living version of Goldilocks? If so, you aren’t alone. It seems like — lately, more than ever — we’re all living in a state of extremes, with too little of some things and, alternatively, way too much of others. From stressing over the state of finances, to wishing you could pose a moratorium on sex, to wondering where in the hell that smell is coming from… it’s all about the things in our lives that we want to either lean into or lean TF out of. At least, that seems to...
One Mom Says There Is Nothing Wrong With "Buying Your Village"
caseylstewart / TikTok I know most of us would rather poke our eyes out than hear that famous phrase one more damn time: “It takes a village!” It’s infuriating for a myriad of reasons, though most parents can nail down the main reason why “it takes a village” makes our skin crawl: it’s so true, but nearly impossible to attain — unless you’re extremely fortunate when it comes to extended family or, as one TikTok creator put it, you buy your village. “Every single successful working mom that I’ve seen. who seems to like have it all and have all...
Mom Explains Why She Needed A "Birth Pause" After Delivering Her Baby
TikTok/ @popthatmumma The birth of a baby is one of the most miraculous moments in life. Suddenly, a new human is in the world — and at the very same moment, a mother is created. And because the moment is so important, there are lots of opinions — and misconceptions — about how mothers and babies should spend those first few special moments. There’s also a lot of judgement about how a mom should feel. That’s what one mom discovered when she had what many might see as a strange reaction the moment she delivered her baby girl, Olivia. Pop...
Did They Change 'The Notebook''s Ending Or Are We All Remembering It Wrong?
Ray Mickshaw/WireImage/Getty Images One of my favorite psychological phenomena popularized by the internet is “The Mandela Effect.” Essentially, it’s a specific false memory somehow shared by a group of people. It’s named for Nelson Mandela, a South African freedom fighter whom many “remember” dying in prison in the 1980s (he didn’t; he died in 2013 after serving as President of South Africa throughout most of the 1990s). Other examples include the release of a movie called Shazaam starring comedian Sinbad (it doesn’t exist) and the Fruit of the Loom logo including a cornucopia (there’s no cornucopia… I know, that one...