For Dads

Then something happened that dragged me right back out onto the battlefield; only this time I wasn't in the fight. I was merely a spectator, but the pain cut just as deep.

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We’re not perfect, but we’re perfectly paired. Ten years feels like a lifetime, and yet at the same time it doesn’t. We’re still young in marriage but feeling a bit older, and hopefully a bit wiser. And as I continue to reflect on the road we’ve traveled thus far, one thing is clear: I got the better end of the deal.

Dad doesn’t have to be Dad. When you see a man doing the duties of a parent, he is doing something that’s not always expected. The dad who “just shows up;” the dad who participates? He does deserve a trophy.

Tips from an experienced mom on flying with children. From window clings to sippy cups, your next air travel with kids will be a smooth flight!

Our mom-approved holiday shopping guide includes gift ideas for everyone in the family! Pick a category and find our list of hand-selected products just for them and enter to win!

One mom's story of meeting her son through foster care and the walk from foster care to adoption as a path to parenthood.

"What do you say to someone you’ve never met but is giving you love and life?"

“We celebrate Veteran’s Day,” I said, “because that was a very hard, very dangerous job,” I said. “Many young men lost their lives on that river. Your presenter was probably thinking about them, talking to you,” I said. His eyes were round, and he fidgeted.

Do you feel like you're constantly buying clothes for your family, but rarely yourself? I was never a total fashionista before I became a mom, but I used to care about what I wore. So here are some clothing hacks for both mom and kids to help maximize what little time and money we do still have to devote to our wardrobes.