I, like most people who live in the world, have run across a toddler or two in my time. The problem is, I didn't really pay super close attention, though, as I never intended to have an actual toddler, so like zoning out during the first six weeks of geometry and never picking up on how to prove a theorem, I found…

Try this experiment, new moms everywhere: Go into the bathroom, position yourself in front of the mirror, and give yourself your biggest, brightest, most enthusiastic smile and thumbs up with the best posture you can muster. If that sends wincing grandma pains through your back, head, shoulders, vagina, and left…

I'm still not convinced yet that kids are super expensive, but I only have a 2-year-old, so please, tell me to shut it. However, I have noticed that I need an inordinate supply of certain inexpensive things since becoming a parent, things it seems impossible to live without. I'm not talking about baby gear, but…

Dispatches from The Department of Obvious Things! American women who are full time stay-at-home mothers fare worse on mental health assessments than their counterparts who attempt to balance working with motherhood. So, the way to avoid depression in mothers is to make sure that they're working outside of the home?…

What the fuck, Texas? A mother in Dallas has been accused of forcing her 6-year-old daughter to use a cellphone and record her having sex. According to the AP, the mother was held on Monday and charged with indecency with a child. It's unknown whether she is still in custody, and her name is being withheld to protect…

Pregnancy can be a huge pain in the ass — literally and figuratively. The process of growing a tiny person requires an expectant mother to knowingly enter into a parasitic relationship between the woman, the host, and a tiny little jerk who steals your nutrients and kicks you in the spleen for several months and then…

A couple of weeks ago, In Touch reported that in an interview, Nadya "Octomom" Suleman said that she hated babies. When Suleman visited the Today show on July 8, she claimed that In Touch's story was libelous slander and that she was considering legal action. Today, however, an audio file of the interview has been…

"My mom is going to kill me." A phrase used so often it has lost its urgency and true meaning.

As Mother's Day approaches, the television becomes inundated with commercials for flower delivery, chocolate-covered strawberries, sappy greeting cards and weird heart-shaped pendant necklaces. If you rely on advertising, it's easy to believe that's what moms want. But you know what moms like even more? A little of…

As a teen, my bedroom served as a canvas of self-expression: magazine cut-outs of my favorite actors and actresses, posters of my favorite bands and movies, and photos of friends covering every inch of free wall space. Photographer Rania Matar's series "A Girl And Her Room" features images of teenage girls in their…

We've heard that Suri Cruise is really into fashion before, but in the February issue of Elle, Katie Holmes reiterates how dedicated her daughter is to clothes.

This is Mia. She's two years old. Her pageant routine involves appearing on stage in a white robe with angel wings as the opening notes of Madonna's "Like A Prayer" play. Then she strips to reveal a gold cone-breasted bustier.

Some women apparently suffer from "tocophobia" or an "unrelenting fear of childbirth." But is this really that irrational?

I'm not usually a big ranter — in public, anyway — but at what point did a "holiday" for children become all about women looking sexy?

Pamela Madsen is a sex educator, which she offers as the explanation for why she gave her octogenarian mother a vibrator for her birthday.

Today in fat news: New evidence shows that babies can be prenatally "programmed" to become overweight children. And those kids are more likely to be fat grownups.

on being a new mom. She also tells Now magazine: "I have to laugh at the parallels [to The Blind Side]. If you had told me that this would happen I would have thought you were insane." [Digital Spy]

In addition to the obvious racist and xenophobic implications of the new Arizona immigration law, in addition to the obvious concerns that this unlawful law targets residents based on the hue of their skin and the language on their lips…