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Relationships

Sex After Baby: The Power Dynamic That Contributes To A Loss Of Intimacy

Highly competent women have an amazing capacity to do it all until they don’t.

by: Amy Kelly

Celebrate

The Forty F**k It List: Ring in a New Decade By Letting Go

Use this decade (and every decade) for self-reflection and to own who we are.

by: Lindsay Marett

Mummy

What Parents Lose When They Don't Listen To Their Intuition

We need to shut out the consistent flow of information and curated mommy images to get to an embodied sense that we are, in fact, enough.

by: Amy Kelly

Baby Crawling on white carpet with window in the background

Babies

Want to Save Money on Baby Essentials? Follow This Advice

Being strategic about your purchases will keep you on budget as prices continue to rise. Here are some easy ways parents can save money with a new baby.

by: Kerry K. Taylor

Teens

Schrodinger’s Paradox: The Reality of Raising Teens

I wonder if the Schroedinger had a 14-year-old son? Did he ever want to put that son in the box?

by: Amy Kelly

Kids

I Sent my Kids to Forest School and This is What Happened

Once a week, my three kids dress themselves in layers for wick/warmth/weather, pack extra socks and gloves, and I drive them to forest school.

by: Leisse Wilcox

Tech

The Sweet Surprise of Inclusion in Unexpected Places

Representation matters. This seems to be the catch phrase of 2019, and for good reason. When we see ourselves in the media, any media, we feel seen.

by: Heather M. Jones

Family Fun

64 Fun Activities For Kids

Fun and inexpensive ways to keep them occupied.

by: Caroline Fernandez

Mummy

Let it GO: The Amazing Benefits of Not Caring About What Your Kids Wear

Parenting is a day-to-day process of managing and triaging the number of effs you need to give to each and everything your precious little child does.

by: Leslie Kennedy

Mummy

Here's Why Parenting Kids Differently Actually Works

The mother-of-three version of me knows that treating my kids differently doesn’t mean that I don’t love them the same.

by: Brianna Bell

Mummy

Why I Stopped Trying to Make Other People Happy

I was a lifetime pleaser of people, desperately seeking their approval so that I would feel loved.

by: Leisse Wilcox

Why Having Your Grandmother When You're an Adult is True Gift

I spent a lot of time with my grandmother as a child. Being with her was always interesting and always an adventure.

by: Jesica Ryzynski

Mummy

We Found Her: The Mom Who Enjoyed *Literally* Every Minute of Parenting

When the tiny, wrinkled baby was first placed in Carol’s arms, an older, experienced mom passed by her room, peeked in, and told her, “Enjoy every minute."

by: Heather M. Jones

In The News

Sexual Assault Victims Owe You Nothing, Including When or IF They Report

“It’s totally political,” said the president of the United States, speaking of an alleged sexual assault victim.

by: Heather M. Jones

Your House it a mess - Have people over anyway

Inside Your Home

Get Your Sh*t Together: Your House is a Mess; Invite Friends Anyway.

Stop waiting for everything to be perfect and invite some friends over already.

by: Jeni Marinucci

Kids

Here's Your Much Needed Kindergarten Refresher Course, Fellow Adult

My youngest child is in kindergarten. I taught kindergarten for years. Kindergarten is kind of my thing.

by: Heather M. Jones