Category: your-new-baby

home insemination Kit Growing up in suburban New Jersey during the ’80s, I completely missed out on that classic moment where kids take off their training wheels, wobbling down the street while parents cheer them on. Instead, I was the kid who just kept falling. My friends seemed to take to biking like ducks to…

home insemination Kit In a tragic turn of events today, a California elementary school has been placed on lockdown after a suspected murder-suicide resulted in the deaths of two adults. Reports indicate that at least two other individuals, potentially children, sustained injuries and were rushed to the hospital. According to local news sources, the deceased…

home insemination Kit Twice a year, my grandmother would tackle the windows, taking each pane out of the frame and giving it a thorough scrub with blue Windex and newspaper. It was a ritual that she often complained about, but somehow it brought her immense satisfaction. My grandmother would be turning in her grave right…

home insemination Kit Mansplaining has officially made its way into popular culture, having been featured on “Jeopardy!” recently. Given how pervasive this phenomenon—where men condescendingly explain things to women—has become, it was only fitting for it to find a place on Alex Trebek’s iconic quiz show. This term has gained such traction that it was…

home insemination Kit My two eldest children are daughters, and they couldn’t be more different. One is a serene bookworm, while the other channels a new wild animal vibe every year. Yet, they both undeniably share the title of my girls. I always dreamed of being a mom to girls. I often heard that boys…

home insemination Kit When I first became a mom, my oldest was just a baby, and I remember chatting with another mom who already had older children. She said something that stuck with me: “You only get 18 summers with them, and then poof, they’re off!” I nodded, pretending to empathize, while inside I thought…

home insemination Kit Oh, how I adore five-year-olds! They lure you in with their adorable antics, only to wind up in a perplexing debate about the sound of the letter “B.” One moment, they’re bursting with laughter and wisdom, and the next, they can push you to the brink, making you reach for those cookies…

home insemination Kit When you’re a photographer, it makes sense that you’d want to be in control of capturing the pivotal moments in your life. Enter Mia Thompson, who decided she was the best person for the job when it came to photographing her own birth. “I had a vision for what I wanted, but…

home insemination Kit A few weekends ago, my partner and I decided to take the kids camping in a tent for the first time. Honestly, I never imagined I’d go camping, mostly because I’m a bit freaked out by the idea of aliens and, to a lesser degree, bears. Plus, the thought of getting dirty,…

home insemination Kit I could feel the doubt in her eyes the moment I spoke. I wasn’t really family, and the one person who should’ve been there for her had turned away—without a second thought. When I was asked, six months after my not-quite-sister-in-law’s cancer diagnosis, to take on the role of her primary driver,…