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Maskot/Maskot/Getty ImagesWhen Peggy Orenstein traveled the country talking with teen girls for her groundbreaking 2017 book, Girls & Sex, she met...

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Every year, when Halloween comes around, a good time is had by all, especially by our kids. But this year, as a mom, I’m equally thrilled. Let me be t...

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@theholdernessfamily / InstagramWhen I first went off to college, I kind of...disappeared. I didn’t call home. I didn’t text. I was just living that c...

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Fly View Productions/E+/Getty ImagesThis story is an “as told to” and anonymous. The mom in this story is a mother of four, in her 40s, living in the...

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Indie Studios LLC/Moment/Getty Images“I think I’m going to get into beading,” I said to my husband as we sat on the couch together in the post-bedtime...

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10'000 Hours/DigitalVision/Getty Images“Why are you always so grumpy, Mama?” my five-year-old asks with wide, innocent eyes, as though my ragged menta...

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Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images News/Getty ImagesAmid the chaotic government shutdown, the Trump administration has taken the opportunity to lay off the...

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It can be so difficult for me to keep my home clean, de-cluttered, and looking nice. I mean, I’m just one person! Between scrubbing the shower, dustin...

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Regardless of the occasion or who you’re shopping for, when you give someone a gift, you want to impress them. If you agree — but you also have a budg...

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Maya Dehlin Spach/FilmMagic/Getty ImagesIf you need some real talk today about parenting, keep reading. This week, producer and screenwriter Shonda Rh...

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andresr/E+/Getty ImagesHow about a little good news? A Wyoming librarian has been awarded a $700,000 settlement after she was fired for refusing to ta...

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PBS KidsIf you’ve never watched PBS Kids’ Carl the Collector, you’re missing out. The series is set in Fuzzytown and follows Carl, the titular raccoon...