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Toy Recalls to Know Before You Shop This Christmas
3+ week, 5+ day ago (794+ words) The point isn’t to make you scared of the toy aisle. It’s that “recalled” isn’t rare or theoretical — it’s a live, ongoing thing happening at normal speed, on ordinary products, most of it imported through the same third-party marketplace sellers…...
Stitch Up Tons of Cute Patterns with The Pattern Club
3+ week, 6+ day ago (346+ words) I was recently approached by Alyssa, the cross stitcher behind the Etsy shop Stitchonomy, to take a look at her cross stitch pattern subscription club, known......
24 Modern Parenting Trends That Are Doing More Harm Than Good, According To Teachers
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (1001+ words) The New Yorker / BuzzFeed / The Atlantic / The Cut / Slate ArtMarie / Getty Images "One former student almost got kicked out of college because his parents kept calling the school and professors (at home) to argue about grades and dorm assignments ad…...
As A Maternal Mental Health Expert, Lindsay Clancy’s Case Broke My Heart
15+ hour, 38+ min ago (473+ words) Watching her trial unfold reminded me of my patients and of myself. I thought that birth would go according to my very specific, idealized plan. I had a relatively easy pregnancy, other than having to monitor some fibroids and an…...
“I Discovered My Husband Buys Escorts” & 55 Other Mom Confessions
16+ hour, 38+ min ago (921+ words) The moms are going through it this week. The world is heavy right now, and it makes sense since moms tend to carry the weight of the world on their shoulders. We’re the comforters. But sometimes, it all gets to…...
A Shawlette with a Ton of Design Options
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (300+ words) There's a lot to like about the Eloise Bandana from Katryn Seeburger. This cute little colorwork triangle can be worked as a bandana or kerchief size or a......
Woodland Whimsy Fabric Collection by Jennifer Pugh
1+ week, 5+ day ago (116+ words) There is something especially lovely about a winter fabric collection that feels seasonal without immediately shouting Christmas. Woodland Whimsy by Jennifer......
Book Review: Japanese Temari Handbook by Emi Horie
2+ week, 1+ day ago (27+ words) If you have ever fallen down a temari rabbit hole and found yourself staring at those beautifully wrapped thread balls wondering how on earth people make them......
Book Review: Fantasy Crochet by Jess Bertolina – 16 Whimsical Wearable Crochet Patterns
3+ week, 4+ day ago (481+ words) There are crochet books that give you a collection of useful patterns, and then there are crochet books that make you want to disappear into the woods wearing......
Why Teaching Your Sons The Way They Talk About Women Around Other Men Matters
22+ hour, 34+ min ago (339+ words) They need to know that there’s nothing masculine about casually disrespecting women. I grew up a child of divorce living with my mom and my sisters. It was, needless to say, a female-forward household. So, years later when I had…...