Life

I wanted a mini-me, but my daughter is my complete opposite

She is an individual. Beautiful, adventurous, creative, lovable her. And it's our job to raise this person with the tools to discover and cultivate whoever it is she wants to be.

This mom’s viral story celebrates the #onthewayfriends we *all* need

Who are your #onthewayfriends?

Pete Buttigieg has a plan to support America’s stressed-out mothers

And we've got the details.

Ernst & Young’s sexist training to ‘help women do better’ was wrong on so many levels

And it's changing how I parent, too

To my second born, who does things their way

There's a confidence in your smile that astounds me. You seem too young to be this self-assured.

What Post Malone taught me about parenting

The girls lost cell phone reception and could only text. I lost partial hearing in both ears.

How to keep Halloween sweet (not spooky!) for toddlers

1. Follow your toddler's lead.

I stopped feeling guilty about having a plain ol’ normal day with my kids

No one photographs these trivial moments. No one researches how going with your parents to get an oil change will boost achievement status. No one writes parenting books on the philosophy of encouraging kids to participate in the mundane.

Even though I’m exhausted at the end of the day, I can’t fall asleep

I will remind myself to call the babysitter in the morning, buy dish soap, call the dentist, and respond to the work email, all in about 25 seconds. When I should be sleeping.

Our son lives in a trilingual household—and we wouldn’t have it any other way

My son calls me mamma, mamá and mommy.

Everybody’s birth is different—just ask Jennifer Garner and Kristen Bell

Jennifer Garner described giving birth as "romantic" and Kristen Bell totally disagreed.

Shawn Johnson East opens up about her previous loss before this pregnancy

"As soon as we did miscarry, I went through that whole phase of...it was almost like a postpartum depression," Shawn reveals.

How sick is too sick to go to school?

If we kept them home for every sneeze and cough they'd never go to school.

I’m defined by motherhood right now, and that’s okay

I spent many years longing to be here at this moment. To have my family. To be my children's mama.

What went viral this week: This brave mama gave birth during a tornado + a 10x #boymom gets a girl

Here are the viral stories that made us smile this week.

To our friends: This is what we want you to know about our loss

The reality is, there is no perfect way to respond. It is tricky terrain. But here are some thoughts I encourage you to consider before sharing your words of support.

Let’s celebrate each other more, mama

Praise for a job well done, whatever that job is.

I didn’t know what to do with my newborns so I just sang

I sang every single lullaby in Spanish that I could remember while I rocked them to sleep.