Like many, Christmas is one of my favorite holidays. It got especially magical after I had kids. I can’t wait to see their little faces light up on Christmas morning with delight as they burst out of their bedrooms with anticipation to see if Santa actually came.
You know, the man in red with the jolly disposition and the mystical elves that make toys from scratch and report back to the North Pole every night fueled by “cheer.” The man who somehow manages to make it across the entire world in on...

One of the most exciting aspects of parenting is watching your kids grow into tiny people with their own unique personalities. It’s especially striking when your kid starts school, and you hear from their teachers about how they interact with others in your absence. I’m the parent who heads home from parent/teacher conferences every year with a confused look on my face after hearing from my son’s teachers that he is always “the sweetest kid.”
But the strangers at the grocery store who have witne...

Getting divorced sucks. It’s an all-around bad time for anyone who has to go through the ugly experience of court, lawyers, money talk, and the excruciating idea of dividing up time with your kids.The legal jargon, structure, and rigidity of it alone is enough to make you sick. And that doesn’t include the emotional distress.RELATED: This Is What It’s Like Growing Up With A Narcissistic MotherDivorcing someone you once loved hurts. Divorcing someone you no longer love because they are madly in l...

I spent more than half of my life with the man I married, and because of our lengthy history, I never imagined that one day I would find myself a single mom to three young kids. But then two years ago, suddenly, I was. I left my husband and within a year I was raising my three kids ages five, three and one—all by myself.As I went from mostly being a stay-at-home mom to being a working mom, money became tight and my time with my kids dwindled. I became more stressed and often wondered how I would...

When my child came to me at the age of four and said that he felt he was living his life as a lie, I was shocked.I wasn't shocked by the notion that my child preferred toys marketed mostly to boys, had more boy friends and wanted to shop in the boys’ section at the store — those were all things I had already watched evolving over time.What shocked me was how insightful and brave my child was for coming to me with something so profound — the self-awareness he felt about his transgender identity.I...