Being a single parent can be difficult, especially when having to travel with your 3-year-old son on a busy train for six hours. However, this mom got the sweetest surprise from the gentleman sitting opposite her on the train. Although this story is a few years old, it’s the sort of feel-good vibe we all...
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Over the last several years, advertisers have felt the push from the public to include more diversity in their campaigns. While this has tended to include people of color and members of the LGBTQ+ communities, they still manage to fall short in people with disabilities. In 2016, a mom found this out first-hand when he...
Becky Turney was about to celebrate the most special day of her life. There are few moments that can top this, like the birth of your child, and or possibly graduating from college. For Becky, it was her wedding day, because the joy of getting married to her soon-to-be husband surmounted a lot in her...
If you have ever been anywhere and been subjected to an unruly, screeching child, as a parent or not, it is not pleasant at all. While we can not always control our kids fully, the least we can do is remove them from the public space to calm them down. At least, that is what...
Having a babysitter around can be a lifesaver. Especially when you have a million things to do, but don’t want to ignore your kid. Children need attention, but sometimes being a full-time mom with a job makes that task a bit complicated. So, you hire a babysitter you trust, and you go from there. One...
‘I’m 27 Years Old And My Daughter Is 20 – We Are Best Friends And I Wouldn’t Trade It For The World’
When Sav Martin was 23, she worked at a hair salon. There, she fell in love with her boss, Chris, who was 40 at the time. But after four months of dating, she became pregnant and the couple decided to become a blended family. At that point, Chris was already a father to three kids,...
I don’t know about you, but if somebody called me miss piggy the only thing I’d be motivated to do is murder them! Postpartum Depression, also called PDD, for short, is a mental condition many mothers suffer from after giving birth to a child. According to the CDC, one in every ten moms is affected...
The lessons we learn as a child are carried through into adulthood. A strong foundation is all one really needs to function well in society, and by oneself. At least this is how one mother feels. She posted pictures of her son cooking food, packing the dishwasher, and even doing laundry by himself. She feels...
There’s no question about it: Kids love to put things in their mouths. Babies especially. After all, they are curious by nature and are discovering the world around them. For most of us, if we saw our child putting rocks or dirt in their mouth, our first instinct would be to stop them. After all,...
Whether societal pressures or otherwise, many of us tend to fixate on our weight and how we look. For some, this manifests itself in healthy ways, such as eating well and exercising regularly. For others, however, disordered eating and exercise habits take over as we combat our fears of gaining weight or not looking a...
Numerous everyday objects conceal subtle or hidden purposes – for instance, the small openings in locks designed to allow water drainage without affecting the locking mechanism. Or the holes at the end of the pot handles serve as proper spoon resting spots. But what about that pocket in women’s underwear? Have you ever wondered what...
There are many women in this world who are as fertile as any flower. Falling pregnant comes easy to them. Then, there are the women who yearn for children their whole lives. But, find it nearly impossible to fall pregnant. No matter how hard they try or the lengths they go through in order to...