Being a step-mom is challenging. Dating a person with kids heavily involves forming a relationship with the kids as well. On the one hand, it’s nearly impossible to fill a mother’s role, especially when the biological mom is still present in their lives. On the other, it’s important to make the step-children feel welcomed and...
An airport is a place of tumultuous energy. There is so much excitement in the air from those going to visit family, explore new countries, and more! There is also a lot of stress to be felt because there is a lot that can go wrong if you are not paying attention. You could end up...
It is not too often one comes across someone who reckons they are too good looking to find a partner. In fact, until now, I don’t think I have ever heard anyone say that. But, Jenna Thomson, a mother and bikini model, feels exactly that way. Jenna feels it’s impossible to find love thanks to...
This time of year is best spent with family. It is the one day in the year when everyone sets aside their feuds and differences and enjoys a cheerful atmosphere eating good food and opening presents. There are some careers that pay no mind to Christmas traditions. As a flight attendant spending Christmas with your...
As a mother, and a very proud one at that. It’s hard for me to relate to how any parent could regret having children. But, I do understand it. Especially when my child drives me insane some days! Different situations, especially external ones, can obviously greatly influence how you feel about your kids, or why...
Sometimes happiness can be a very fragile thing. In one moment it seems like we have everything and life can change in a second. For Scott and Jaymie Ferguson, a happy couple from New South Wales, Australia who met in 2010, things were like a dream. They were young, in love, and fond of traveling,...
A man spent 10 years saving up to buy his girlfriend the perfect ring to ask her to marry him with. Not long after the proposal, she asked to see the ring’s papers and was upset that he purchased a lab-grown diamond instead of a natural one. She wanted him to exchange the $20,000 engagement...
Becoming a godparent is a great honor. Arguably even more so for a childless man who really loves kids but never had his own. Better yet, when a best friend asks you to become the godparent of your child, it is certainly a beautiful feeling! However, when this man was asked to be the godparent...
A husband will never realize the pains his wife is taking to give birth. It’s normal and healthy for a woman to gain weight during pregnancy, and for some, it will still be there afterward. Many wish to lose it and struggle. This is a period in their life many men just don’t understand. But...
A 103-year-old letter reveals a royal conspiracy. It was written by the Queen’s uncle, Edward VIII, who had abdicated the throne in 1936. In it, he admits to inviting Lady Sheila Loughborough’s husband to a golf game so his brother, George VI, could get time alone with her. This occurred at Lord Loughborough’s home, Lankhills,...
A Secret Life of Mom Highlight Story: Sometimes there are tales that are just too remarkable, too beautiful, or too unbelievable to keep locked away. That’s why we scour the archives and bring some of them back to enjoy again. They may make you smile or shed a tear, but they’re always meant to add a...
If you’ve ever googled something and ended up on Quora, you have likely spent a few hours of your life reading question and answer submissions, maybe you’ve even contributed some of your own insights and answers. When an anonymous mother posted a question on this site, she was not prepared for the responses she received....
