Category: Family

Unfreaking believable! Damn… now I have to swear off Girl Scout cookies forever. Oh well, nomminess aside, this is just insane. The Girl Scouts issued a warning this week against allowing girls to give their relatives hugs during the holiday season. Excuse me? Children and grandchildren should hug their relatives even if it is just […]

In her grief, Jemma Bennett is releasing the photos of her stillborn child because “no one ever asks” about it when it happens. Jemma, 31, was almost 37 weeks pregnant when her son Harlee Christophers was born without a heartbeat earlier this year. She said that after it happened, people would “try to keep to […]

When you’re a parent, you’re always looking for ways to save a penny. (Children outgrow their clothes in the blink of an eye, causing us to spend hundreds of dollars regularly just to keep them decent!) Anything you can do to re-purpose something that you already have is definitely something you’re interested in. Well, one […]

The destruction of the traditional family by progressive ideology has produced a grotesque phenomenon: people who regard their dogs and cats as surrogate children, bestowing upon them the parental instincts that would otherwise produce the next generation. Highlights from an insightful piece by G. Shane Morris: It is now commonplace to hear young people my […]

How do you get your kids to do their chores, no matter how much they complain? One mom came up with a brilliant plan. From Metro: If there’s one way to ensure kids do their chores, it’s to threaten them with a WiFi ban. We all know kids can’t go longer than an hour – […]

Even after kids are potty trained, learning not to wet the bed at night can still be an issue for years. But this mom came up with a genius way to solve the problem. From Little Things: Collin advises parents get three things: disposable bed mats, a bed-wetting alarm, and they should whip out the […]

No parent ever wants to believe that their child could be on drugs. So when one mom found colorful pills in her teenage daughter’s nightstand, she was not happy — and texted her to tell her that she was grounded. But then things took on an interesting twist. From the Mirror: One mum had the […]

Nothing can be more gut-wrenching for a parent than to have to watch their child grow up with a major challenge like blindness, mental problems, or–as in this case–missing a leg. But one plucky ten year-old little girl just got a gift that’ll go a long way towards making her life a tiny bit better […]

Being a parent, it can be hard to get anything done, so the temptation to run out for a minute on a quick errand while the baby sleeps is definitely strong. But would parents actually leave their babies home alone? From the Daily Mail: A new question posted on the parenting site Mumsnet, asking if […]

A mother has stated on her blog that she is addicted to breastfeedign her child. Well, good for her. Breastfeeding releases prolactin and oxytocin – in layman’s terms, chemicals that make you feel good about feeding your child and feel more nurturing toward your child. Personally, I say kudos to you, Mallory: A mother who […]