My husband and I were at a party in his co-worker’s backyard when I glanced at my watch for the first time that night and shuddered in surprise. It was 11 p.m. Three hours had passed in a flash, and ...

Unless you've been living under a rock for the past several holiday seasons, you've likely heard about a certain doll who lives in your house during the month of December and serves as one of Santa's ...

In the ‘90s, when I was a teenage girl coming into my sexuality, no one captured the male gaze quite like Pamela Anderson. Posters of her draped the bedroom walls of almost every boy I knew. I made ...

It’s thankfully much easier than it used to be to find gender neutral clothes and nursery decor beyond just standard yellow, and gender reveal parties seem to be losing popularity (and not just ...

The 13th episode of Season 2 of the beloved and, at times, absolutely perfect Australian kids cartoon, Bluey, is not about Bluey. It’s not about Bingo, or Mom, or a magic xylophone, or the almost ...

It’s easy to get swept up in the magic of the holidays. Department store Santas, even the ones with the obviously fake beards, suddenly transform into the real deal when your child is sitting on their ...

When you have a baby, it feels like every cliché has come true. Your love for your little one is as high as the sky, and as deep as the ocean. Wait... ocean. Hmm. Ocean is kind of a cool name, and ...

“Hey mom, can we go to the place where the dead-ed bodies are rotting under the stones and walk around?” Rather than the opening of a Halloween movie, this is something my 4-year-old asks regularly. I ...

Deciding on your baby’s name isn’t always easy, and it’s especially tough if you are trying to find a name that’s trendy, but also not too popular (it’s a delicate balance). If you’re in this position ...

Keeping a marriage fresh takes work. After being together for years, you might assume you know everything about your partner. But you’d be surprised when you can learn when you just throw out your ...

I weighed only 5.5 pounds when I was born — full-term but tiny. According to family lore, after I'd been checked out and found to be healthy, the obstetrician quipped, "She's small, but she's a keeper ...

The night I “lost my virginity” wasn’t the first time I had sex, but it was the first time it was consensual. I had talked my boyfriend — who I loved — into having sex with me the night of the ...