@kristina_fortuna / TikTok If you had the means, would you hire help during the ever-exhausting newborn stage? I had friends with night nurses, and I used to cry with pure jealousy at how fortunate they were to be able to afford that kind of help. Everyone raises their kids in different ways, with different means, so why are we still shaming moms who choose slightly different paths? One mom caught major flack after admitting that she hired a private driver to take her daughter to school while she stayed home with her newborn in the mornings. “With a newborn who...
Playdate Business Cards Might Be The Solution To Introverted Parents' Woes
Twitter / Etsy Hi, my name is Katie, and I am an introverted parent. Of course, I was given an extremely extroverted child who makes friends everywhere she goes and invites the entire world over to our house. She’s still pretty young, so it’s up to me to make sure playdates happen for her, especially since she’s an only child. She doesn’t know my number quite yet (or even the names of her friends), so it takes some extra effort to get these kinds of get-togethers set up. I will admit — it’s hard, but one new parenting trend might...
Selena Gomez Asks Mariska Hargitay For Parenting Advice
Gilbert Flores / Contributor / Getty, Jose Perez/Bauer-Griffin / Contributor / Getty Mariska Hargitay shared how she balances her family and career in an interview with her friend, Selena Gomez. Gomez interviewed the Law and Order: SVU actress for Interview magazine, celebrating the show’s record-breaking 25 seasons. “I wanted to ask a personal question, as someone who desires to be a mother,” Gomez said. “How does balancing things—because I remember I went to go pick up your kids from school one day, and I loved that. That felt so normal and real. How do you balance that? Because, one day,...
13 Halloween Cocktails To Serve For Parties & Ghouls’ Nights This Year
Climbing Grier Mountain / Yummly October is here; the moon is bright; the spooks are spooking — for some, Halloween is truly the most wonderful time of the year. Whether you’re throwing a party and want to serve some truly bewitching drinks, or you just want to make a cheeky little beverage for yourself, these Halloween cocktails feel so festive and sound absolutely delicious. So, bring on the hot toddies and seasonal martinis, please. Halloween cocktails are seriously so fun. You can serve them in pumpkin-shaped glassware, stir in some edible glitter so they look like real-life potions, or give...