My Kids Don't Call Me Mom

I just never related to the title.

Sep 16, 2022

My Kids Don't Call Me Mom   "I love that my kids don't call me Mom now," writes Erin Lane. Why's that? Well, the title just never quite worked for her: "The title never felt like a, shall we say, appealing fit for me," she explains. In fact, she never planned to have kids at all: "For ten years, my husband and I had been purposefully, prayerfully childfree. We had no imagination for children. Not making them. Not raising them." Find out how that changed — and why her name didn't.  But mmmooooommmmmmmmmmmm,  Kelly Faircloth, Executive Editor   Read More

KEVIN MCCALLISTER'ING IT At What Age Can Kids Stay Home Alone? It's A Loaded Question — Here's What Experts Advise   While some states have a legal minimum age for when a child can be left home alone, other states base their rulings on different factors. Read More   SHOW-STOPPING Lizzo Proudly Takes Up Space, And I'm So Happy For Fat Girls   "If, as a child, I had seen a fat woman who was confident in her body, not hiding it behind pillows when she sat down or dressing in clothes that were authentically her, I would have had an entirely different outlook on life," writes Lauren Gordon. Read More   UM, YUM Jennifer Garner's Cinnamon Toast Recipe Is Next Level Mom Sh*t   There is no better breakfast than a good piece of cinnamon toast. Read More

A LITTLE TOO REAL Teens Love The App BeReal. Am I Just Too Jaded?   I'm told that the latest, greatest social media thing among the teens is BeReal. (Probably because us millennials have swarmed TikTok.) Katie Bingham-Smith thought it sounded like a great idea — everybody hates the fakeness of our other options, right? — so she gave it a try: "Honestly, though, as much as I hate to admit this, I have mixed feelings after actually using BeReal for a week. Let me tell you why."   Read More

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