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Altering a pair of jeans to be more wearable means wasting far less water on producing denim.
We have to give moms the freedom to fulfill ourselves in real ways, beyond these fake ideas of what a perfect mother looks like.
Family vacations seep into our hearts and minds in ways that we might not even realize.
I’ve been consumed by motherhood and marriage for so long. It’s time to get to know me again.
I learned so much from Adiba's memoir, but mostly I learned the power of staying true to myself.
I realized that my children don’t need to relive my childhood to appreciate their heritage, just like I didn’t have to relive my father’s. They will appreciate being Hispanic in a different way than me.
It allows children to remain rooted in a healthy view of family, marriage and love.
However, setting boundaries is a necessary part of parenting.
The only way we can move beyond the myths of motherhood is to keep speaking our truth.
Maybe when we stop treating fathers as secondary, the needs and wants of moms won’t fall to the wayside.
2. Adjusting to our new normal takes time
Here's how one therapist says parents can help.
Grief over the empty nest syndrome. Of not being needed in the same way. Of having to rediscover who I am apart from children.
Have you ever thrown a movie theater drink cup into a recycling bin? If so, you might be a victim of wishcycling.
Not everyone agrees with Biden's plan to forgive student loans, but for young families trying to survive in the US, it's a huge step forward.
That family photo we can’t wait to share on social media might not be something our child wants shown to the world.
Some days you might feel lost, but you are still here.
This was a sudden loss of something both beautiful and painful that had become deeply ingrained into my identity as a woman and a mother
