Today, August 11th is National Daughters and Sons Day. If you're a parent, you're probably thinking, “isn't EVERYDAY daughters and sons day?”

The only phase of life where being chubby is socially accepted as a positive thing is infancy . Once you stop being young enough to carry, being thin is societally enforced with an iron fist, with anyone who doesn't fit into that mold being endlessly criticized for their size. It makes sense that we make an exception for fat babies in such a fatphobic society. After all, nobody wants a skinny baby. Well, almost nobody. Mayci Neeley is a TikToker who makes family content, sharing cute videos of…

Parents' expression on social media has only grown in the past ten years. I remember when millennials started having kids and documented their entire parenting journeys via Facebook. The landscape of parenting social media has vastly expanded, with some of the most popular accounts being “gentle parenting” accounts. This content's conceit is to teach parents how to parent their kids without traumatizing them. They post videos of their kids doing something naughty and then show parents how they…

There's something ethically murky about posting your kids online. What started as parents posting their kids on Facebook to share with friends and relatives has become an uncontrollable monster. Children are not old enough to fully comprehend the possible repercussions of having a digital footprint, especially one out of their control. In an era where family vloggers and parenting TikTokers can make thousands of dollars from plastering their child's face all over the internet, it's worth questi…

Have you ever heard the theory that the United States is like a melting pot, with various cultures coming together and amalgamating into one uniquely American culture? Despite that talking point's prominence, America as a melting pot is quite a misnomer because cultures don't just bleed into each other. Cultural practices don't become an indistinguishable goo similar to that of cheese fondue just because they exist in close proximity to each other. Instead of the melting pot theory, other socio…

Parents: Who needs them? Who's got them? Who can't live without them? The answer to all of those questions is…everybody. Sure, not everyone has a relationship with their biological parents , but two people had to do an act of collaboration for you to be alive. Even if you are the product of IVF or were a tube baby, you were created by two people who may or may not have the parent title. The most critical parents aren't the people who made you with their bodies, but the people who raised you. Th…

While the original person who posted the couple found this wholesome, many Twitter users were creeped out by the assertion “we will adopt your baby." Because of this, the phrase went viral,

I'm going to let you guys in on a little secret; I am not a parent. Despite this, my friends always tell me that they think I'd be a good mom. What does that say about me? I have no idea. My first theory is that I would be a good mom because I have incredible vibes, and I will pass those good vibes down through my bloodline without skipping a generation. Or possibly, I would be one of those strict, no-nonsense parents that can't stop bragging about how their 3-year-old has never seen a screen.…

Do you ever think about how kids are among the funniest demographic groups, but there are very few kid comedians? Children's unfiltered thoughts seem to pour out of them in hilarious ways before they get all bogged down with social skills, self-seriousness, and puberty. For those of us without little kids, we tend to miss out. Luckily for us, there is no shortage of parents on social media willing to share the darndest things their kids say. From dads enacting revenge on bullies through cartoon…

Every now and then I see something that makes me think “Holy crap, thank god I do not have children."

This isn't a fun time to be a parent in the United States. Frankly, it's not a fun time to be a citizen, or even visiting. The tragedy in Uvalde is on the minds of the world - senseless violence is never easy to parse through. And violence against innocent children? It's too much to bear. It's incredibly clear from Twitter that the parents of the Internet are reeling. Talk of homeschool is rampant. There are angry tweets, desperate ones. And the ones that simply make us want to cry. Looking for…

Time flies when you're having “fun.” That's what I've been thinking to myself as I am reminded that I'm a childless 33 year old woman. Here in New York City, my friends have taken longer than most to go on the long and exhausting journey of procreation. My married and coupled friends, though, are starting to pop them out, slowly but surely, and I'm completely mystified. The woman who is making her kid's baby food from scratch every week is the same woman I used to run into at clubs three years…

It is my belief that parenting is kind of like some antidepressants. The idea of them, especially when advertised on TV, is great: I'm into the promise of less sulking, more action, and a relatively positive attitude. Functioning is something everyone wants to do. The happy-go-lucky advert with its upbeat music is alluring. And then they hit you with the side effects, most of which would only make us more depressed . There's weight gain, loss of sex drive, diarrhea or constipation (sometimes bo…

It's a rough week to be searching for funny parenting content . While Twitter is usually overflowing with cute quips from tired child-rearers, this week has felt a bit more somber. Instead of sharing stories about cute kids and their hilarious failures , many parents are taking to the website to address the Roe v. Wade leak that occurred earlier this week (at the same time as the Met Gala ). Fortunately, we were able to wade through the politics and locate the funny tweets we all need right now…

“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!” While Emma Lazarus may not have been speaking of weary parents in her 1883 sonnet, she could have been. The plights that child-rearers face are real: exhaustion, frustration, depression , and sometimes even anger. While these experiences could potentially bring out the worst in people, the…

This is dedicated to all the struggling parents out there