Op-eds can really go either way. We've been known to love a thoughtful political editorial, or a piece that decries how reliant we are on the internet. Parenting editorials, however, tend to make us cringe. Every parent considers themselves an expert, but even the experts have been known to get it dreadfully wrong. This is especially true in the case of a peculiar piece from “family psychologist” John Rosemond. The piece in question was published recently in the Omaha World-Herald, and is recei…

A nice round number

Remember that dude who asked a group of six year olds to pitch some film ideas? If not, here's a memory refresh. We're here to share that he's done it again: successfully exploited the marvelous minds of children for a viral moment on Twitter. And honestly? We're not mad about it. This time, @GeorgePointon_ has asked kids to share some business ideas.

As a thirty-something with no kids but a wealth of cats, I might complain, but I have it pretty easy. Despite the incessant vet bills, taking care of a cat is a lot easier and somehow a lot cheaper than raising a human child. A friend of mine shared an alarming statistic with her Instagram friends recently - the lifetime cost of raising a child here in the United States, as of 2022, is estimated at a whopping $272,049. That's a staggering number, one that makes me feel like I'm definitely never…

Some people take this freedom a little too far

They remember EVERYTHING.

A sense of humor is necessary when parenting

Some people are so bored

Naming kids is actually a huge responsibility

Based on experience

We're all just winging it

Parenting is a lot of things, but it isn't glamorous. One minute you're a freedom-enjoying adult, the next you've popped out some kind of hellion and your life has changed forever. While some of those changes are good, there are others that are a bit of a bummer in retrospect. Being able to use the bathroom alone becomes a rare and relished occurrence. Frequent diaper changing makes existence more poopy than you could ever imagine, and somehow it feels like you're constantly cleaning up messes.…

Its got the juice

The things we do for our special snowflakes

Creativity is key

"He’s gonna grow up and be like, 'these classic movies are awfully familiar....'"