An Australian mom took to TikTok to say why you should never make your child hug someone. Brittany Baxter begins her video by asking, “can we please start normalizing the fact that kids do not have to kiss and hug adults?” and she sparked an important discussion about consent. “What, we have to ask the...
When we marry, we marry our partner’s families as well, the good, the bad, and the downright right sneaky. Sometimes we get lucky and find a partner with a great family team behind them. A good support system that only adds to our new life together. But, could you imagine marrying someone, having a baby with...
A new mother’s review of her baby went viral. Here is the story behind her short but extraordinary message of gratitude. Jessica Egan and her husband were thrilled when she was expecting. They had been trying to conceive for some time, even after a failed IVF. Jessica had joined an infertility support group and the...
Being a single mom comes with its set of hardships, and this is particularly true for one UK mother. Kelly Thomson, a single mom from Slough, Berkshire is surviving off one meal a day in an attempt to make ends meet, and she’s already lost nearly 30lbs because of it. With the rate of inflation...
When you have 16 children, it could get tough to name the 16th child. This couple from North Carolina recently welcomed their 16th kid but had no clue what to name them. Interestingly, this family has a tradition of naming their kids with the letter C. Now with not many names remaining with C, they...
Grandmothers can be a vital source of support for new moms. They can impart their wisdom and experience on child-rearing, and help out with the new baby. One mother thought she had a perfect arrangement with her mother-in-law, who watched her two-month-old son while the parents worked full-time. But during the third week of this,...
Whenever you go to a restaurant with your family, you don’t have a ton of expectations. You’re just going to get something to eat, hang out, and try to enjoy yourselves. Being a parent can have unexpected twists and turns. On top of that, life has an odd way of giving you adversity in the...
In March of 2018, Rubin Swift of Cleveland, Ohio, found out he had a newborn baby girl in Phoenix, Arizona. He also found out that he had custody of the child. He flew to Phoenix to get her, only to find out that she wasn’t allowed on the plane. Stuck, this dad and newborn were...
We live in a world where technology is ever-evolving. We are fortunate enough to own many gadgets that help us with our lives, from our computers and smartphones to seemingly more simple things like a Roomba vacuum cleaner. But what happens when the robots ‘take over’? While we don’t think that’s happening anytime soon, we...
Being a step-mom is challenging. Dating a person with kids heavily involves forming a relationship with the kids as well. On the one hand, it’s nearly impossible to fill a mother’s role, especially when the biological mom is still present in their lives. On the other, it’s important to make the step-children feel welcomed and...
Without a doubt, being pregnant is a beautiful experience that every mom will remember for the rest of her life. Nevertheless, it’s not always easy. And while most of us only have to carry one baby, this mom fell pregnant with quintuplets! Already parents to two beautiful children aged 7 and 2, Megan Hulenand her...
It’s a classic story: boy meets girl, sparks fly, they exchange phone numbers, and then he asks for some naked pics. Albeit, that last part doesn’t sound so classic. Some of you may not be familiar with this sequence of events. Others may find it both shocking and appalling. For teenagers growing up in the...
