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“Can You Stay With My Daughter & Cart While I Get My Car?”: Mom Leaves Kid With Stranger at ALDI, Says ‘I Was Desperate....

"I had managed to keep my composure in the grocery store, and even when I was putting away my cart back to get my quarter back. But as I drove home, the tears came. I began the ugly cry."

“It’s Only a Matter of Time Before Chick-fil-A Serves Me a Restraining Order”: Mom Hilariously Relives Son’s ‘Diarrhea Debacle’ at Chick-fil-A

"Tears-pouring-down-my-face, couldn't-talk-couldn't-breathe kind of laughing. Screaming laughing. So hard that I was sobbing because I couldn't get it together."

How Much Is “Enough”? Midlife Money Questions

At midlife (roughly the ages of 35 to 55)...

Tag: Childhood

When Did We Stop Letting Kids Be Kids?

"Will sitting five-years-olds in a desk for eight hours to complete worksheet after worksheet really produce the best outcome for future academic excellence? I say, hogwash. I say, let them be kids."

Fed-Up Mom Says, “I’m Done Trying to Raise a ‘Well-Rounded’ Child”—And Maybe You Should Be Too

"I looked at his wiggly body, and in a rare moment of clarity, I realized neither of us were happy."

I Didn’t Know This Would Be the Last Time

"I didn’t know this would be the last time I nursed you to sleep. I would have soaked in the moment, if only I knew."

Always My Baby You’ll Be

"As if reading my mind, her attention left the TV screen and her eyes met mine..."

I’m a Mom of 3 Boys. This is What Happened When I Quit Being an Adult for a Day.

Being a grown-up sucks. But hiding isn’t much fun either. So Friday, I decided on a middle ground. I was going to spend my day living as if I were a child.