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16 must-read books to look out for in 2021

These 2021 book releases have your to-read list covered for the rest of the year, mama!

Updated Aug. 16, 2021

Mom goes viral for calling out school’s ‘masks optional’ policy while upholding sexist dress code

"Since you made the mask policy optional, I intend to opt my daughter out of the dress code. Please make note."

Updated Sep. 30, 2022
mom on oxygen giving bottle to newborn baby

Healthy Florida mom dies from COVID-19 just days after giving birth

"She never got sick, and we assumed like many people that this would just go away just as quickly as it came," her uncle said.

Updated Sep. 29, 2022

Simone Biles says she’s ‘very much pro-choice’ AND supports the foster system

The Olympics superstar is also a foster child herself, and says she believes in a person's right to choose when it comes to abortion.

Updated Oct. 01, 2022
Mirsada Muric and daughter at the hospital

Mom begs people to take COVID seriously as her 9-year-old fights for her life

"Look at my child!" she wrote on Facebook. "THIS is why people are afraid. THIS is why people beg for you to wear a mask."

Updated Sep. 30, 2022

Kim Kardashian says body-shaming during her pregnancies ‘killed’ her self-esteem

"I can't believe that this was acceptable and that this was okay," she said on Kristen Bell's podcast.

Updated Sep. 28, 2022

Watch Ashton Kutcher + Mila Kunis hilariously prove they DO bathe their kids, actually

Kutcher and Kunis show they're good sports after breaking the internet last week over how often they bathe their kids.

Updated Sep. 30, 2022

Homeschooling turned out to be my self-care

For this single mom and her son, homeschooling solved issues they didn't even know were there.

Updated Oct. 21, 2021

Kim Kardashian admits she’s bad at ‘saying no’ to her kids like the rest of us

Raise your hand if you give into your kids more than you should. Oops.

Updated Jan. 06, 2022

‘Male’ and ‘female’ labels should be left off birth certificates, says AMA in new recommendation ️‍

The AMA says that assigning sex at birth "perpetuates the view that it is immutable and fails to recognize the medical spectrum of gender identity."

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

Mom of triplets shows massive stockpile of breastmilk she’s produced in viral TikTok

"Never doubt a determined mother," she captioned the video.

Updated Oct. 01, 2022

Ashley Graham admits that ‘bounce back’ culture affected her first pregnancy

But the soon-to-be mama of two says she's relinquishing control of those worries this time around.

Updated Oct. 02, 2022

Christina Applegate reveals she was diagnosed with MS

The actress shared the news of her diagnosis on Twitter.

Updated Jan. 06, 2022

Viral TikTok shows the safety mistake we’re making with rear-facing car seats

Luckily, it's a very easy fix. The more you know!

Updated Oct. 01, 2022

Hunter McGrady says exclusively breastfeeding negatively impacted her mental health

In a post for World Breastfeeding Week, she shared the reality of breastfeeding: it's far from easy.

Updated Oct. 02, 2022

The best exercises and stretches to prepare for labor

Build strength and flexibility now for your big day to come, mama.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021
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