If you spend time online, you will see Gen Z reacting in disbelief to the things Millennials did growing up. But those habits were just normal life and how the world worked at the time. When you compare those old routines to today’s digital reality, they can look almost prehistoric. Millennials grew up during one...
The people we love don’t stay forever, and we know this, but we live as if they will. We assume our parents will always answer on the first ring, that our kids will stay small enough to crawl into our laps, and that Sunday dinners will keep happening without anyone having to plan them. So...
Kelly Clarkson’s kids are banned from social media for as long as they live under her roof. The singer and talk show host explained her reasoning in a January 2024 cover interview with People, saying the platforms “can be really hard on kids in general but especially kids with parents in the public eye.” So...
In a world increasingly migrating online, our personal privacy seems to be narrowing down. Hence, many parents would be understandably reluctant to post images of their children’s pictures online. Those who post their children tend to be cautious, either by posting privately or by obscuring the child’s identity through the use of emojis. With the...
When Davon Jacobs and Tavon Jacobs were born, doctors were not sure they would live. Each twin weighed just over two pounds, and both tested positive for crack cocaine at birth. Because of that, they were placed into foster care almost immediately. From the very first days of life, instability shaped everything around them. People...
The days leading up to Christmas are usually noisy and rushed. Houses glow with lights, kids talk nonstop about gifts, and parents juggle plans and school events. For one family in Alabama, that familiar chaos faded fast. An 11-year-old boy died after a sudden and severe case of the flu that has been appearing in...
The search for Camila Mendoza ended in heartbreak just days after she disappeared from her Texas home. What began as a missing persons case quickly became something the entire community followed closely. By the end of the week, authorities confirmed the 19-year-old was found deceased near her neighborhood. Investigators later ruled her death a suicide,...
The latest interest in baby names 2025 is part of a much bigger story because naming trends always reflect the values and moods of the times. If you look back over the last hundred years, you see clear patterns in what parents wanted to express through their choices. In the early twentieth century, names were...
Children carry the emotional imprint of their parents long after childhood ends, and that imprint is shaped by daily actions rather than grand moments. When people talk about how children remember parents, they often imagine milestones, holidays, or family photos, yet research in child development shows that repeated interactions form the most lasting memories. The...
Infidelity is one of the most painful experiences a relationship can endure, yet according to a Psychology Today analysis of infidelity research, 56% of married men who cheat report having a “happy marriage.” They’re not looking for an exit strategy or secretly planning to run off with someone new. They fully intend to stay right...
Four months ago, I gave birth to my son, and the delivery room felt far too big without my husband in it. A nurse placed the warm bundle on my chest, yet the left side of the bed remained painfully empty. Cancer stole my husband when I was five months pregnant, and the shock of...
Queidy Araujo de Oliveira went in for a routine check on her IUD and left with news she never expected. Two years after having the copper device inserted, she was pregnant. Her son Matheus Gabriel was born in September 2025 at Hospital Sagrado Coracao de Jesus in Neropolis, Brazil. The pregnancy had been difficult, but...
