The Motherhood Pay Gap

A modern woman is expected it seems to be able to do it all.  It feels as if you have to be both June Cleaver, Martha Stewart, and a Betty Page clone all mixed up into one idea of perfection.  That alone is enough to drive anyone insane.  On top of it all, throw in [...]

New Baby Bling

  Push Presents are far from expected (although many new moms are thankful) but don’t tell that to this Fox Reporter: Men who thought their lavish-jewelry duties were over after they purchased the engagement ring might get a shock when their babies are born. That’s when it’s time to shop for the “push present”.

Learning When to Not Offer Your Input

  There’s a lot of debate over what makes a ‘good parent’. It ranges on if they don’t wind up in jail, to attendance at the top universities.  There’s also a lot of people who won’t hesitate to tell you that you are doing everything wrong. Meeting the expectations of others can be far harder [...]

Aiming at Moms

Companies are learning the value of appealing to the ‘mom demographic’ (a seriously silly little term there is it not?).  They’ve begun to focus on us, trying to appease the ‘mommy bloggers’ when the advertisers do something kinda silly themselves. I’ve noticed a lot more advertisements lately tend to focus on some sort of ‘I’ve [...]

Product Review: First Years Single Breast Pump

Deciding whether or not to breastfeed your child may not seem like a hard decision because we all know that breast is best for baby. But that decision becomes more difficult when a parent and baby find out together that breastfeeding is not the easiest thing in the world. For those moms who have decided [...]