Most people would agree that parenting comes with a certain amount of private accounting. The mental register of moments that didn’t go well, the tone that came out sharper than intended, the day that just ran out before the child’s needs did. That list accumulates alongside the love, and most parents review it at 2...
Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women in the United States. Most people know that – it’s a statistic that has been repeated enough times that it almost loses its weight. What is spoken about far less is what happens in those specific minutes when a woman collapses in public and a...
The dinner conversation that used to go three hours now runs about twelve minutes, and most of it is logistical. Did you call the pediatrician back? We need to schedule the car thing. What do you want to do about Thanksgiving? You look across the table at the person you chose, the person you built...
LASIK is everywhere. The billboards are everywhere. The coworker who had it done last spring and can’t stop talking about it is everywhere. Millions of people have had the procedure without incident, and the industry’s advertising reflects exactly that: clean, sun-lit imagery, satisfied patients, the promise of waking up and simply being able to see....
A kid on a dirt bike. A Tuesday evening. A quiet residential street in Washington State. And then a silver sedan mounts the curb and comes barreling down the sidewalk right behind that child. The whole thing was caught on a bystander’s cellphone, and within days the video spread everywhere. The person behind the wheel?...
Your hands touch hundreds of surfaces before lunch. The door handle on your way out. The cart at the grocery store. The pen at the pharmacy counter. The phone you’ve been scrolling since 6 a.m. You wash your hands when they look dirty, or after obvious moments, like using the restroom or handling raw chicken....
Finding the right word to accurately express our emotions, particularly when we’re angry, frustrated, or stressed, can be difficult. In these instances, swearing can be very helpful with effectively getting our point across or releasing some pent-up emotion. Most of us are taught from a young age that we should not swear, as many curse...
The holidays are a time for delicious food- and lots of it. Many of us have fond memories of the incredible spreads our parents and grandparents have prepared over the years, serving us some of our favorite foods. Apparently, however, not every traditional holiday dish is as well-loved. In particular, it appears that many people...
Even in today’s modern world with state-of-the-art hospitals and advanced medicine, pregnancy and childbirth come with a certain amount of risk. For this reason, every time a baby is born healthy with no complications it is truly a miracle. Sometimes, however, things don’t go perfectly, and babies are born with health issues that the doctors...
Being a parent is one of the most rewarding experiences you can have. For all its joys, however, it also comes with many fears and worries. As a parent, you are constantly concerned about your child’s health and well-being. Of course, one of the biggest fears any parent has is losing their child. Deborah Carr,...
They’ll sulk and drag their feet now, but in the future when they become levelheaded goal-getters who believe in rolling up one’s sleeves and getting things done, they’ll have you to thank for it. And honestly, they were probably kids who do chores when they were younger. Most millennials grew up having responsibilities at home,...
If you sometimes feel you are nowhere and other times you feel you are everywhere, you might just be on the cusp of two great generations. Cuspers are people born around the end of one generation and the beginning of another and thus possess a mix of characteristics. Xennials are an example of this. What exactly...
