Kids need love, emotional support, consistent discipline, and structure to thrive. Yet, when you divorce, your ability to meet all of your child’s needs becomes impossible — and not because of all…
Yes, There Is Such Thing As Having Kids For A Selfish Reason
Editor’s Note: This is a part of YourTango’s Opinion section where individual authors can provide varying perspectives for wide-ranging political, social, and personal commentary on issues. Maybe it’s just me but it seems like…
The 3 Most Precious Life Skills (From My Mentally Unbreakable Mom)
Choosing a role model is like buying a house. Pick the wrong one and your life may be harder. It took me years to understand why my mother has always come out…
7 Tiny Ways To Be A Better Stepmom Every Single Day
Let’s face it: stepmothers get a bad rap. Disney didn’t do us any favors with the queen from Snow White, Lady Tremaine of Cinderella, and Queen Narissa from Enchanted. These stepmothers were neglectful,…
No, I’m Not Asexual — I Just Don’t Like Sex, Period
I have a friend who claims to be asexual. Asexual is a word that, to me, suggests a single-celled organism. Isn’t an asexual a creature who divides in two — or some…
Mom Of 11 Children Reveals Tiny Secret To Raising Happy Kids
Elaine DePrince thought her family was done with adopting. She and her husband, Charles, had five boys: two biological sons and three special-needs sons adopted from overseas. Despite the adopted boys’ hemophilia,…
I Flirted With Everybody To Convince Myself I Needed Nobody
Before the year 2001, I was a happy, healthy, married mother of a 3-year-old. I was the sum of every good thing that got me to that place, and it was a…
What It’s Like To Be Polyamorous … With Your Best Friend
Generally, I’m a fairly easygoing person. My life has taught me it’s best to expect less of the people I love than to set my ideals so high that they cannot be…
5 Toxic Illusions About Marriage That Need To Be Broken
Marriage requires new learning, as well as unlearning a lot of our belief systems. Certain myths about marriage make us look at things the way they are not. Here are a few….
You’ll Have A Hard Time Finding True Love Until You Do These 5 Tiny Things
There isn’t any wrong place to look for love. Love can be found all around you. Yet, true love can fail to manifest if you are not in touch with yourself. Love…