While some parents choose adoption, for others, it is the only option to becoming parents. Either way, the adoption journey is an emotional process that can become costly very quickly. More often than not it can take years to complete the journey. However, when a parent and child are united, it makes the agony, tears,...

As a nanny and preschool teacher, I praise and admire parents. Raising or caregiving for children is incredibly rewarding but inarguably exhausting. No sentiment seems to affect parents more than guilt. Guilt for going to work and leaving their children in the care of others. Feeling guilty for stopping off to treat yourself to lunch...

Drunk driving ruins not just the lives of those it takes, but also of those left behind. This Toronto, Canada family is a devastatingly sad example of that. A drunk driver killed all three of Edward Lake and Jennifer Neville-Lake’s children and their grandfather. Seven years later, hours after father’s day, their father Edward succumbed...

Bullying is a real problem that doesn’t get addressed too often. But a 2021 TikTok video has brought forth the other side of the coin. Should public humiliation be a good punishment for someone bullying? This short clip was posted by @userxgwig52jip on TikTok which showed a young boy standing on the side of the...

Family is usually the part of one’s life where every mistake is forgiven. And this is often used to justify and condone toxic relationships between family members. Usually, we would see a family member mistreating another member under the garb of tough love. And when it becomes too late- we realize it for the manipulation...

When we plan for our retirement years, nursing homes or living alone with a home health care aid is not exactly the first thing that comes to mind. Unfortunately, however, as much as we dread the thought, there may come a day when our family will be faced with the tough decision of whether or...

In the words of philosopher and poet George Santayana, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” But this time around, we beg to differ! We agree that advice from the early 1900s is not the first place you go for hacks to make life simpler. (Thanks, Google!) However, the New York...

Family is everything. When children are included it can create a little bubble of love in your home. All you want to do is keep them as close as possible. However, the inevitable day comes wen those tiny children become teenagers. That is when things get a little tricky at home. One family came to...

Childhood is a critical time for emotional development. Feeling loved and secure during this period lays the foundation for healthy relationships and overall well-being in adulthood. Unfortunately, not all children experience this nurturing environment. This article explores the impact of an unloved childhood, the most sensitive developmental phase, and how it can manifest in 7...

Getting older is inevitable yet difficult. Older people concern themselves with many things that younger people don’t understand or have ridiculed them for. However, as we all get older some things start to make more sense or seem like a good idea. Here are 15 things you likely thought didn’t make sense when you were...

Growing up, were you the lucky kid with the swimming pool? Or, were you the one always wishing you had a swimming pool in your yard? If you were the latter, you know all too well the struggle of being hot and bothered and just wanting to take a dip. As an adult, chances are...

Let’s get common knowledge out there before anything else. Sisters are straight-up annoying (I know, I am a sister). They act like they are in charge all the time and always try to have their way. Deep down, you love them fiercely and you would go to the ends of the earth to protect them,...