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Conquer mom life with Motherly’s honest, opinionated advice and recommendations, from what to watch to what to wear.

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This is the exact moment parents can start streaming Disney+

It launches tomorrow and we have the details on exactly what you can expect.

Deal alert: Some Build-A-Bears are $11.11 for the next 24 hours

You can get the sweet deal without having to leave your house, mama.

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My child brought the magic back to my life

Sometimes magic is a really great piece of pizza or the sixth ride down the waterslide. It's laughing with abandon and skipping down the sidewalk without caring who sees you.

Moms spend a TON of time driving their kids, survey (and your life) confirms

Over half of parents spend upwards of five hours a week driving their kids around.

To my son with painted nails: You do you, little one

As a parent, I understand it is my responsibility to prepare him for the world that awaits, be it preschool, adolescence or adulthood.

The complicated emotions that come with adoption

For the first family, the adoptee and the adoptive parents.

This viral day care price list highlights the childcare crisis many parents face

Some families have to pay as much for childcare as they do for rent or their own mortgage.

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TI says he has his daughter’s virginity checked by a doctor—and there is so much wrong with this

Pelvic exams are difficult enough as it is. The assessment of one's hymen, especially if done under emotional duress, can be indescribably traumatic physically and emotionally.

I had a baby at the height of my career—and it was the best decision I ever made

My son mellowed me; he softened me and transformed my ambitions in a way I could never have predicted.

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How I adopted my son—and fought to become his mama

We traveled by air and past oil rigs to visit the right offices. We sat in an intense courtroom proceeding with a magistrate and lawyer, nervously answering the court's questions.

Senator Kamala Harris wants a longer school day to help working parents

She wants to fix the childcare gap so many parents are struggling with.

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