Parenting

6 Awesome Diaper Bags for Dads

When I asked my husband what his preferences were for our diaper bag, he had two really simple stipulations:  It needs to be gender-neutral, i.e. not covered in pink chevrons It needs to store all ...

I Am MORE Than A Mom

Have you ever felt like people only saw you as a pregnant woman? Like the bump, you’re wearing define you? I have. “The Pregnant Girl” I remember being a full-time student finishing up college wh...

Human Trafficking: How Real Is the Danger?

So many of us have seen the posts on social media — bizarre and frightening scenarios that challenge us to ask ourselves if we’re just being paranoid, or if there’s something really wrong here. Sta...

Do You Even NEED a Nursery?

From the time you begin telling people you’re pregnant or are adopting, one of the first things people ask you is, “What are you doing for the baby’s nursery?” While Pinterest and Instagram have no...

Why Some Moms Lose Their Sex Drive

We may be moms, but we’re not dead — most of us, at one point or another, really liked sex. But then kids happened, and between the sleep regressions and c-sections, somewhere along the way, a surp...

Joovy Asks: What Was Your Vasectomy Like?

Vasectomy Fast Facts: The average cost of vasectomy in the US: is from $300 to $3,000 Average recovery time: About 7 days Average procedure time: 30 minutes Possible complications: Bleeding, infect...

Single Moms Are Strong AF — Meet Misha

Sometimes I collapse into bed after a long day and think about what the hell I would do without my husband helping me out so much. Seriously, I don’t know HOW single moms do it. But they do, every ...

What It’s Like to Be an Adoptive Mom — Meet Alex

Being a mom is one of the most challenging things most people ever do. Taking care of a tiny human (or SEVERAL) is a freaky amount of responsibility that, all too often, reduces the faint of heart ...

Finding Purpose As a Stay At Home Mom — Meet Taru

Stay at home moms get so much, but rarely will they tell you that they get to have it all. It’s a challenging life, being someone’s caregiver full time. Many stay at home moms find that they strugg...

The Strength of the Teen Mom — Meet Tania

‘How the hell am I supposed to shower??’It was madness. It was insanity. It was exhausting. And so many days, like so many other moms, I was doing it with no help.I literally cannot even imagine ho...