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Disney+ adds warning to old movies with racist stereotypes

They can't change the past, but they can do right by the future.

Updated Feb. 04, 2022

What parents need to know from Joe Biden’s town hall

We broke it down here.

Updated Jan. 19, 2022

I’m lowering my standards when it comes to motherhood—and I’ve never been happier

It's the only way I'm going to make it through this.

Updated Oct. 16, 2020

My 3-year-old still uses a pacifier and I refuse to feel guilty about it

It's her crutch—our crutch. And sometimes, as a mother, you need and deserve a crutch to lean on.

Updated Oct. 16, 2020
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The pandemic is forcing 74% of moms to consider quitting their jobs

Because it's the only way they can survive the mental load.

Updated Feb. 08, 2022

The pandemic slowed our family down—and I never want to speed back up

I refuse to go back to the over-structured, over-scheduled, over-stressed family life we had before.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021
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7 delicious recipes for mamas with gestational diabetes

What to eat when it eat feels like you can't eat anything.

Updated Sep. 14, 2022

To the mama who had a baby during the pandemic

You deserve hugs, love, recognition and so much more. But I will settle for the next best thing, which is to write you a little love letter.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

I’m postpartum with no baby

This is the postpartum no one talks about.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

I had a miscarriage during quarantine and it was so lonely

Miscarriage is already a lonely process; you go from living for two to being back down to one. And no matter how much you're told it's "not your fault," you still feel like you failed.

Updated Jan. 20, 2022

What it feels like to have a miscarriage during a pandemic

Please, mama, do not ignore this stage. Cry, scream, doubt, everything. FEEL it. This is the only way we'll get through this period of time.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

There is not enough support for women who go through miscarriages—and we need to do better

Minimizing the significance of her loss can also make things feel so much heavier.

Updated Feb. 23, 2023

Motherhood makes you more courageous, says Meghan Markle

In a recent conversation with Fortune, the Duchess opened up about her new life.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

Kelly Clarkson opens up about divorce and her kids: ‘Everyone’s sad—and it’s okay to be sad’

Kelly Clarkson's kids are in therapy and we appreciate her normalizing it.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021
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