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A Risqué Valentine’s Day Prank Between Brothers Has Made My Wife See Red
16+ min ago (281+ words) My wife, "Sharlene," and I have been married for 16 years. We have a 14-year-old son, "Dexter," together, and I have a 19-year-old son, "Jordan," from my first marriage. Just after Valentine's Day, Jordan sent Dexter a gift that has made…...
Mother Says Making Mom Friends Feels Impossible in Today’s Political Climate, Adding, “Playdates Feel Like Walking Into a Minefield”
2+ hour, 15+ min ago (495+ words) You've probably felt the shift: casual park chats tighten into careful maneuvers, and inviting someone for coffee now carries the weight of unspoken beliefs. Mothers who want companionship find themselves weighing political signals before swapping parenting tips. You can still…...
Psychologists suggest that when older parents retell the same stories, it’s not just forgetfulness—it’s their way of revisiting the chapters that defined their life
2+ hour, 45+ min ago (1278+ words) My father was halfway through carving the roast when he started telling the story about the broken-down Chevy in the middle of nowhere. I could recite it by heart'the dust, the heat, the way he'd flagged down a stranger with…...
Safe Parenting Program - Virtual Circle of Security Information Sessions
3+ hour, 8+ min ago (638+ words) At times all parents feel lost or without a clue about what our child might need from us. Imagine what it might feel like if you were able to make " Washington, NC " ECU Health Beaufort Hospital is proud to recognize…...
Queen Elizabeth's parenting change might have lead her to 'indulge' Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor
3+ hour, 16+ min ago (674+ words) A royal historian suggests the Queen might have treated the former Prince a certain way because of her earlier parenting experience Parenting is never easy, never mind parenting as part of one of the oldest and most scrutinised royal families....
Jennifer Garner Shares Rare Insight Into Co-Parenting With Ex Ben Affleck
3+ hour, 47+ min ago (178+ words) Jennifer Garner is providing a rare look into her co-parenting dynamic with ex-husband Ben Affleck. "I become mom and dad; he becomes dad and mom," she said. "You kind of can't help it, right? Because you don't have the benefit…...
Vernon Kay says 'it's the worst' as he talks 'gut-wrenching' parenting move
3+ hour, 55+ min ago (503+ words) Vernon Kay with his eldest daughter Phoebe Kay Vernon Kay commended one of his listeners on his BBC Radio 2 programme today after relating to his parenting milestone. During his usual "good news Wednesday" feature, the 51-year-old shared messages from listeners…...
Gen Z, Gen Alpha Seek Caring Dads, Vulnerable Men Onscreen
4+ hour, 3+ min ago (326+ words) Today's youth want to see boys and men portrayed on screen showing emotional connection and vulnerability and moving away from isolation and other masculine stereotypes, according to new research from the Center for Scholars & Storytellers (CSS) at UCLA. The findings…...
What can Punch the monkey and his doll teach us?
4+ hour, 16+ min ago (439+ words) Almost everyone was exposed this week to the sad story of Punch, the seven-month-old monkey cub from a zoo in Japan, who grew up without a mother and clung to an orangutan doll as a way to cope with the…...
FULL SHOW: Parenting Rules That All Parents Break, Thor's Midweek Meltdown,
4+ hour, 46+ min ago (148+ words) FULL SHOW: Parenting Rules That All Parents Break, Thor's Midweek Meltdown,ROCK 105.3 Listen to "The Show" with Eddie, Sky, Thor and Emily every weekday from 6-10am on Rock 105.3 FM, San Diego's ROCK station.Full Bio As parents, we all set rules…...