How 1 Mom Suddenly Knew She Was Done Having Kids Last week my sister-in-law and her husband brought their newborn baby over for a visit. They were about an hour and a half late, because newborn. I mention this only because it will be an important part of the story later. "Do you miss this?" my br..

Why the Reveal of Rey's Parents in Star Wars: The Last Jedi Matters Warning: spoilers for Star Wars: The Last Jedi ahead! Star Wars: The Last Jedi finally answers one of the most pressing questions of the new trilogy: who are Rey's parents? Rey spends half the movie trying to figure it o..

Why I'll Never Diet Again, and I'm Totally OK With That I've done it all. I've detoxed, teatoxed, juice cleansed, soup cleansed, shredded, cut carbs for an entire month (OK, 11 days), gone dairy-, fat-, gluten-free, and suffered through a brief sugar-free stint — name the fad an..

I Survived Breastfeeding My Preemie in the NICU An entire month before my due date, I found myself being rushed to the hospital. My baby-to-be had reached a stagnant weight and was no longer growing, and she would need to be admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit right after I gave birth. To ..

5 Nonnegotiable Rules For Hand-Me-Downs One of the great things about having friends, family, or neighbors with children is the almost endless possibilities for hand-me-downs. Kids grow so quickly in the first few years of their lives; one moment they fit perfectly into that Winter coat, and the ne..

The Reason I Finally Gave My Kids a Toy Limit It's only been a few weeks since Christmas, and my house is being overtaken by toys — toys still in their boxes, rogue toy parts sprawled over my floors, and toys overflowing from the bins and baskets that seemed ample just a month ago. And this cl..