motherhood

Massachusetts bill seeking to redefine who qualifies as parents removes terms 'mother' and 'father'

The Massachusetts Parentage Act aims to ensure "legal parentage equality" for children born to parents "without regard to the marital status, gender, gender identity or sexual orientation of their parents or...

Mom's extravagant camping setup with plasma tv and sofa sparks heated internet debate: 'Why even go?'

Complete with a plasma TV for the kids, a sofa, a toaster and multiple double beds... Do you think this defeats the purpose of camping?

Dear Abby: My dad disowned me from the family after suggesting therapy — what should I do?

Dear Abby advises someone whose father disowned her after suggesting therapy and a mother supporting her daughter and grandchildren.

How a mom of two who ‘ate her emotions’ lost over 120 pounds in under a year

“I am feeling so good. I feel mentally and physically so much better. I can get out of bed and my body doesn’t ache,” she said, adding that before she...

The 'take a pregnancy test with me' trend is taking TikTok by storm — here's why women should think twice

Three other pregnancy tests with double lines shared with my husband, that ended up with me in hospital after a miscarriage feeling empty and sad.

Former 'trad wife' reveals the 'ugliness' behind picture-perfect lifestyle: 'I wish anybody could help me out of this'

"If I had the money, if I had the means, if I had some way, I would not be married. I hate this," she recalled thinking about her past life.

Outrage online as department store sells ‘inappropriate’ item for toddlers

Kmart has come under fire online after a mom shared a photo of a small pair of cut-off denim shorts hanging on a rack in-store, designed for babies and toddlers. 

Pregnancy vs. postpartum: Which stage do majority of moms find harder?

Forty-one percent of moms said pregnancy did not go as planned, according to new research.

'Queen of the trad wives' speaks out about raising 8 kids on remote ranch, giving birth without pain relief

Hannah Neeleman, 34, was an aspiring ballerina studying at Juilliard when she met her now-husband, Daniel, 35, who insisted they get married and start a family prior to her graduation.

My hubby said I took 'the easy way out' by getting a C-section, claims I 'don't know what a real birth is'

As mothers, we don't get a medal for not having pain relief. We don't get a certificate saying 'you delivered via c-section' or a plaque that says 'you pushed out...

I’m raising my husband's ex-wife's baby — the reason why is tragic

A woman is raising her husband's ex wife's baby after she died five days after giving birth. 

Dear Abby: My son is in a throuple, I don't want them to all stay in my home

Dear Abby weighs in on a son who is expecting a child with his throuple and a mother who just reconnected with her daughter.

Millennial boss ‘shamed’ for not taking maternity leave: 'It's selfish'

“After I spoke about working through my maternity leave on social media, I received comments from people stating ‘it��s selfish you are putting your business before your child’ and suggesting...

Mom hosts party to celebrate the end of her breastfeeding journey

“We both knew this day was coming and we were ready, but it was still really sad for us both to say goodbye to such a special time in our...

Dear Abby: I think my father molested me when I was a child but I can't remember

Dear Abby weighs in on a woman who can't remember if her father touched her inappropriately as a child and a daughter-in-law who has turned her husband away from his...

Mom-to-be 'ruins' her own gender reveal party after dad's girlfriend forces it on her

Viral family drama elicits outpouring of sympathy for new mom.

Here's how a new mom transformed her sleep deprivation into a booming business

Living in the picturesque Northern Beaches of Sydney, Hannah Miller was no stranger to the exhausting realities of new��motherhood. 

Detransitioner describes agony of pregnancy after changing gender as a teen

Detransitioner Prisha Mosley describes how painful it was going through pregnancy and becoming a mother after having previously changed to being male as a teen.

I'm getting divorced after less than a month of marriage — and I won't tell my gossipy mom why

Ever since Jules* announced she was getting divorced after her extremely brief marriage, her mom Sylvie* hasn't stopped pressing her for information.