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This husband set up ‘date nights’ outside his wife’s hospital window

She's currently on bed rest, and they can't be together because of the pandemic.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

Camp is canceled and I don’t know how I’m going to get through the summer

Mothers are expirienceing a significant increase in their stress level since the pandemic.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

‘I’m just tapped out’: This mom of 5 is going viral for saying what we all feel

"The laptop wouldn't connect to the internet. The baby was fussing. My oldest was frustrated I had to pull her from what she was in the middle of. I had noise coming from each room with all the kids trying to, you know, 'school', and it took every fiber of my being not to throw the laptop off the table."

Updated Sep. 30, 2022

This mom made a mask for the tooth fairy (because mamas make magic happen)

Her daughter thought the fairy would need it during the pandemic.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

Watching my kiddo have a virtual playdate is so bittersweet

I feel eternally indebted to each and every one of these children—my own included.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

Zoom fatigue is real and our kids are feeling it

Educational screen time and virtual playdates are burning kids out—so if you need to turn the computer and let your kids disconnect today, don't feel bad, mama.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

To the sensitive kids—I see you

To the empaths, the worriers, the sensitive ones who pick up on feelings without words even being uttered. I get you.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

I’ve spent more time with my family than ever before

I don't think I want to go back to my old life after this.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

What will summer camp look like this year?

Sleepover camps may not be an option during the age of social distancing but most YMCA day camps are planning to open this summer, provided they can comply with local regulations.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

I had to cancel all my postpartum support plans

"I sat in my hospital bed canceling plans—plans for my brother to watch my toddler, plans for cat-sitting, meal delivery, and more of my well thought out and planned support systems."

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

This 10-year-old created a ‘hug curtain’ so she can hug her grandparents

Nurse Lindsay Okray says her daughter wanted a way to hug family without breaking quarantine.

Updated Sep. 20, 2022

Saying ‘yes’ to my kids is helping me stay sane

"Mom, can we ride bikes for the 15th time today?" "Great idea!"

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

Dr. Fauci urges caution around re-opening schools too quickly

"We really better be very careful, particularly when it comes to children, because the more and more we learn, we're seeing things about what this virus can do that we didn't see from the studies in China or in Europe," says Fauci.

Updated Oct. 31, 2022

Thank you Netflix, TikTok + Instacart for getting me through quarantine

True story: I learned the "I'm a Savage" dance in the bathroom at 2 am because I couldn't sleep.

Updated Dec. 28, 2021

Social distancing has me socially exhausted

I'm virtually connecting with friends and family more than ever before.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

Summer isn’t canceled

We only have 18 summers with our kids—we can't miss a single one.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021
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