Motherhood

I'm not the fun parent and I'm (mostly) okay with that

I'm not the fun parent and I'm (mostly) okay with that

My kids love me and need me. But when it comes to who they wanna hang out with? More often than not, they're going to pick Daddy. And I think I know why.

Liz Krieger

Dax Shepard just dropped this new term for MILF and it's so much better

Dax Shepard just dropped this new term for MILF and it's so much better

Kristen Bell's husband used the best alternative to MILF in an Instagram post and we're adding it to our vocabulary immediately.

Liz Krieger

How’s it possible there’s only one mom on the US Olympic team?

How’s it possible there’s only one mom on the US Olympic team?

The one mother competing in this year's Winter Olympic Games just won what might be the best souvenir you can bring back for a little kid.

Liz Krieger

These sister grannies stepped up in the sweetest way for a mom with triplets

These sister grannies stepped up in the sweetest way for a mom with triplets

It really does take a village to raise a child, as an exhausted new mom of three in PEI just found out.

Krizia Ramos

My son won’t hold my hand anymore—and I have to accept it

My son won’t hold my hand anymore—and I have to accept it

One mom struggles to accept the fact that as her once-cuddly son gets older, some of their physical closeness has faded away.

Bethany Kandel

Kristen Bell had to breastfeed her husband because it was a frickin’ emergency

Kristen Bell had to breastfeed her husband because it was a frickin’ emergency

Sometimes you just gotta do what you gotta do. And for Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard, that meant getting a grown man to nurse on his wife's breast.

Kevin John Siazon

This is hard to admit: I worry my husband will love our baby more than he loves me

This is hard to admit: I worry my husband will love our baby more than he loves me

When Whitney Port found out she was pregnant, she was rocked by this sudden fear that her husband would love her baby more than her.

Whitney Port, Flare

Was having kids a mistake?

Was having kids a mistake?

With mounting parenting pressures, missed career opportunities, not to mention sheer exhaustion, a growing number of women are thinking the unthinkable: "I regret having kids."

Anne Kingston, Maclean's

It’s true—motherhood is making you smarter!

It’s true—motherhood is making you smarter!

Although the debate continues, the connotations of the terms “baby brain” or “mommy brain” increasingly seem misleading.

Alexandra Shimo

Given my chronic depression, I’m scared to have kids

Given my chronic depression, I’m scared to have kids

"I had always pictured myself with a family; I even had baby names picked out...But I wondered if my dream of having children would ever become reality."

KRISTEN HUTCHISON, Chatelaine

"I'm constantly in pain and uncomfortable:" Whitney Port on the worst part of motherhood

"I'm constantly in pain and uncomfortable:" Whitney Port on the worst part of motherhood

In her first column, Whitney Port opens up about the biggest surprises (both good and bad!) that rocked her world since having her son Sonny.

Whitney Port, Flare

My daughter has Down syndrome and I wouldn't change a thing

My daughter has Down syndrome and I wouldn't change a thing

Down syndrome diagnosis: Tara McCallan grieved all of the dreams she had for her little one. Now she can't imagine life any other way.

Tara McCallan

Elvira Kurt: “We ended our relationship, but we didn’t end our family”

Elvira Kurt: “We ended our relationship, but we didn’t end our family”

The comedian and mother of two discusses the origins of her unbreakable family.

Ryan Porter

Motherhood has meant facing my greatest fear

Motherhood has meant facing my greatest fear

Becoming a mother has pushed me beyond my comfort zone so many times. But there was one fear I finally had to face: It was time to learn how to drive.

Natalie Stechyson

What if it turns out I’m just not a baby person?

What if it turns out I’m just not a baby person?

So you always knew you wanted kids, but you're not the type of person to squeal over a cute baby. Do you ever worry you might not have a maternal instinct?

Kalli Anderson

I thought my kids would escape the prejudice of my youth. I was wrong.

I thought my kids would escape the prejudice of my youth. I was wrong.

I was so optimistic my baby wouldn’t encounter the ignorance and prejudice I faced as a child. But the world, unfortunately, hasn't changed that much.

Nam Kiwanuka

It's time we blew up stereotypes of motherhood

It's time we blew up stereotypes of motherhood

Even if you’re as fabulous and fierce as Beyoncé, others want you to behave the way they think mothers should behave. That has got to stop.

Bee Quammie

The joy and agony of being a class mom

The joy and agony of being a class mom

Author Laurie Gelman delves into schoolyard politics in her funny new novel.

Sheri Segal Glick

How to take your own newborn photos

How to take your own newborn photos

Three, two, one... click! Take your own newborn photos at home with these tips from a maternity and newborn photographer.

Sadiya Dendar

I was a crazy cat lady—until I had a baby

I was a crazy cat lady—until I had a baby

From my bed to my bowl of ice cream, I used to share everything with my darling cat. But then my son arrived.

Natalie Stechyson

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