If my belief is correct and our children model their behaviors on ours, then the little girl who was just standing in line at the grocery store next to me is going to grow up to be a major jerk.
Mothers want acknowledgement on Mother's Day, not only from their kids, but from the father of their children.
Mother's Day for women who have had a voluntary pregnancy termination, or abortion, can be just as unhappy as Valentine's Day for people in bad relationships. On a day that motherhood is embraced and celebrated, many women experience sadness over their choice and are reminded of "what might have been."
Heather Strang's "The Quest" is a stirring tale of the eternal seeking of the beloved. Like her heroine Kathryn who seeks a man named "Matthew" after a psychic prediction, same here.
When I first learned I was having twins, I did what any self-respecting woman would do: I panicked. I also scoured the Internet for advice, war stories -- anything that would help my husband and I survive becoming first-time parents to, not one, but two newborns.
About six times a year I travel for business leaving my husband and at least two children and a high-energy alpha puppy behind. My typical practice prior to leaving is to compose an outrageously detailed novella on what my husband and children must do during every moment that I am gone. Some common sentences from the novella include, “Feed my dog” “Wake the children up for school” “Feed the kids breakfast and don’t miss the bus” “Lock the door before bedtime” and the apparently less than obvious, “P
Megan Fox and her hubby Brian Austin Green welcomed son Noah back in September of last year, and now the actress admits, “It’s very hard for me to do [professional] stuff, because I feel like this isn’t my job anymore."
As a woman, body image issues have drifted in and out of my life for as long as I can remember. They're that little albatross I can't quite shake: Every time I squeeze into a pair of jeans or put on my swimsuit for my daughters' Saturday morning lessons, every time I turn sideways to see my reflection in a mirror or compare myself to someone beautiful. They're the questions that tumble around in my head: Am I old? Am I fat? Am I pretty? When my daughter started asking the same questions, I knew it was time to break the cycle.
Last week I asked my children, “How can I be a better mom to you?” I got the idea from a friend who had asked her daughter the same question. Her daughter, who is in high school, said “Can we read together at night?” How great is that? I was sure that my children would ask for things like more screen time, less rules, messy rooms, and more spending money. Many moms that I talk to don’t think they are doing a good job as parents. They are sure that they are ruining their children in some dramatic fashion and that othe
No Doubt singer/L.A.M.B. fashion designer Gwen Stefani and her husband, Bush singer Gavin Rossdale, have been together 16 years, married for ten! Now, she's offering up her tips on being super-Mom!
by Meg Akabas, for GalTime.com Surefire Ways to Help Your Kids Get Along “Mommy, Ava pushed me!” “Jake is bothering me again!” “Can’t you get Alex to stop annoying me, Dad?”
