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

Ned LeDoux’s 2-year-old daughter dies after choking at home

No parent should ever have to go through the unimaginable pain of losing a child, and our thoughts and hearts are with sweet Haven's family.

I didn’t want to let my daughter play football—but I was so wrong

It was scary, but we made the right decision. Our kid will move mountains.

I struggle with how social my child is compared to me

I am torn. His desire to like and be liked is inspiring to me. But I am also a worrier and to me an attitude of "I will do anything to be liked" seems synonymous with "I will go along with anything faster than you can say 'peer pressure.'"

Why are scary movies scarier when you’re a parent?

Here's why: being a parent introduces a whole new level of vulnerability into your life.

These viral comics perfectly capture the mental load of motherhood

Paula Kuka is the artist behind Common Wild and she's in our brains.

woman with a coffee cup

The one question that makes me feel like I’m failing as a working mom

It's safe to say I was in a delicate place, mentally and physically. So it shouldn't be a surprise that I almost lost it when a coworker, who found out I was a new mother, innocently asked, "So, who's watching the baby right now?"

screenshot from Hocus Pocus

Disney+ may be conjuring a ‘Hocus Pocus’ sequel

Rumors of a sequel have been brewing (sorry!) for years now.

Deal alert: Verizon customers can get Disney+ for free for 1 year

Some parents are every bit as excited as their kids are for…

I wanted a mini-me, but my daughter is my complete opposite

She is an individual. Beautiful, adventurous, creative, lovable her. And it's our job to raise this person with the tools to discover and cultivate whoever it is she wants to be.

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