I had my son when I was 38. My only regret about being an older mom is not having grandparents around.
The author had her son when she was 38. I always knew I wanted kids. But I took a…
I started watching a show on Netflix with my teen. It helped us connect like never before.
The author and her daughter watched Netflix’s “Arcane” together. In the throes of a soul-crushing Midwest winter, my 13-year-old…
Being an only child was lonely. I want my kids to have siblings to grow up with.
The author was the only child of a single mom. I’m the only child of a single mother. She…
I’m 41 and a mom to triplets. I did the math and would need 6 figures just to cover the day care fees.
Leila Green has struggled with mom guilt since having her triplets. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation…
I don’t discipline my children or give them time-outs. I’m less stressed, and that makes my kids behave better.
The author (not pictured) learned that discipline didn’t work for her family. Strolling the aisles of my grocery store,…
I let my 1st grader stay home sometimes when she’s not sick. I don’t want her to feel like she has to push through feeling ‘off.’
The author (not pictured) lets her first grader stay home from school occasionally. The other day, I started waking…
I’m an American mom in Italy. When I couldn’t help my daughter with her homework, I realized how isolated I felt.
I sometimes wonder what it would be like raising my children in America. My 6-year-old daughter recently asked me…
My 15-year-old son just got his first college mail, and I’m not quite ready for what it means
The author has taken her sons to visit UVA but isn’t ready to think about what sending her oldest…
I won’t allow my daughter to become a ‘Sephora kid’ because I don’t want her self-worth tied to the beauty industry
The author refuses to let her daughter become a teenager obsessed with skincare and makeup. I love skincare. I…
I was thrilled when my daughter was accepted to her dream school. I was crushed when weeks later I had to tell her we couldn’t afford it.
Telling my daughter (not pictured) that she couldn’t attend the school that I pushed her to apply to was…