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This life is chaotic, imperfect… and all I really need

Sure, there are ways I would *like* to improve. But, you know what? I’ll still be fulfilled if they never happen.

Updated Oct. 12, 2021

Charlottesville victim’s mother: ‘If I got to give her up, we’re going to make it count’

“They tried to kill my child to shut her up. Well, guess what? You just magnified her.”

Updated Oct. 12, 2021

If you’re wondering why you feel down this month, the ‘August Blues’ explains so much

You know that feeling you get on Sunday nights? The whole month of August can feel a lot like that.

Updated Oct. 12, 2021

A Letter To My Kids’ Babysitter

(For Whom I Now Declare My Undying Adoration)

Updated Oct. 12, 2021

Serena Williams talks plans to get an epidural

And she doesn’t have time for judgment about that. 

Updated Oct. 12, 2021

I admit it: I’m not good at playing with my kids

But to be honest with myself, I am really good at many other things.

Updated Oct. 12, 2021

I can’t thank you enough: A love letter to my village

You offer me a space to be vulnerable and to feel safe. A place to be a mother, but also a full person outside of motherhood.

Updated Oct. 12, 2021

The first Chipotle drive-thru is an answer to every mama’s prayers

Now, if only these other mama-fave businesses would follow suit...

Updated Dec. 09, 2021
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Mindy Kaling talks pregnancy, coming to terms with ‘giving up control’

Parenthood can make you feel like a passenger in your own life—even if you’re a celebrity.

Updated Jan. 14, 2022

My kids don’t need more ‘stuff’—they need more of my time

“I am making the most of these years with my babies by giving them my time and not things.”

Updated Oct. 12, 2021

The perfect way Sesame Street talked about breastfeeding 40 years ago

If the explanation works for Big Bird, it should work for us, too!

Updated Oct. 12, 2021
A collage of portable travel cribs

The Best Travel Cribs of 2017

The lightest, fastest-folding, most portable travel cribs of the year.

Updated Mar. 22, 2022

I didn’t think I could be a boy mom. Until I had you.

I now know I can change the next generation: I can raise a son who is respectful, diligent and understanding.

Updated Oct. 12, 2021

Why waiting to name your baby can actually be awesome

For many families, waiting to meet baby before bestowing a name makes the most sense.

Updated Oct. 12, 2021

I’m getting to know the non-mom version of me again

Because when you think of it, we’re always about 20 different versions of ourselves at once. We’re mother, daughter, friend, wife, teacher, doctor, nurse. 

Updated Oct. 12, 2021
Woman holding toddler up

How to go back to work without weaning

Weaning is the process of transitioning from breastfeeding to not breastfeeding at all.

Updated Jan. 15, 2022

How to talk about what happened in Charlottesville with your kids

As a Black mother, here’s what I want all parents to know.

Updated Oct. 12, 2021
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