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Spicy takes, honest thoughts, partnership advice, and laughs about all things parenting. Pull up a chair and join the conversation.

Opinion

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Spicy takes, honest thoughts, partnership advice, and laughs about all things parenting. Pull up a chair and join the conversation.

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Oreogate Was Funny…Until It Wasn’t

Teenagers sitting in a personalized dorm room, not the work of a dorm room designer

4 min read

Forget Designer Dorm Rooms—Let Kids Make Their Own Space

Mom and daughter playing in the kitchen, to illustrate that some parenting rules are meant to be broken

6 min read

Why Some Parenting Rules Are Meant to Be Broken

8 min read

Why the Last Day of School Wrecks Me Every Year

Tired parents holding infant, wondering about soulmate culture and their marriage

8 min read

The Shift Away From Soulmate Culture—Is a “Good Enough” Relationship Okay?

A mother and two kids smile in a field

7 min read

Wicked, Weak or Weird: The Problem with Fictional Mothers

a woman stands in front of a castle with a backpack on

6 min read

Why I Travel Without My Kid (and Why You Should, Too!)

A woman standing at a sink depicting the loneliness of being a type a parent

6 min read

Type A Parents: Are We Our Own Worst Enemy?

7 min read

What Teens Are Missing Out With The Disappearance of “Hanging Out” 

Parents and two children posing for the camera, to illustrate that many families are choosing to use Mom's last name

7 min read

Why More Families Are Choosing to Use Mom’s Last Name

To girls laugh and smile at the camera

7 min read

Why Childhood Friendships Matter So Much

Making peanut butter cookies when you miss your mom

5 min read

Why I Make Peanut Butter Cookies When I Miss My Mom

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