Unless you've been living under a rock for the past several holiday seasons, you've likely heard about a certain doll who lives in your house during the month of December and serves as one of Santa's ...

Can you touch your Elf on the Shelf? If your shelf has ever hosted an elf, your children likely already know the cardinal rule: No touching. But, accidents happen. In the event that a human hand ...

The painter’s wife was in the hospital, so I waited two weeks before telling him I had to find someone else to color-drench my bedroom. I felt bad, but not too bad: I half-assumed he was lying to get ...

Since 2009, Connecticut Sun professional basketballer DeWanna Bonner spends her typical WNBA “off-season” still playing hoops — just in a different country. Her overseas resume is stamped with places ...

When it comes to the Summer Olympics, the track and field events are some of our favorites. While what the athletes are wearing is probably the least interesting thing about watching them run, jump, ...

Watching your baby grow into a toddler is an absolute delight — you get to see their personality take shape and really shine. Maybe they like to sleep upside down in bed or covered head-to-toe in ...

When friends ask me what it’s like to teach college freshmen, I often give a sort of half-answer that doesn’t quite make sense. “They’re so put together,” I say, “but they’re not used to thinking.” I ...

One of the most exciting things about pregnancy is scrolling through baby name lists to find the absolute best name for your newborn. (I actually haven’t been pregnant in 7 years and still think it’s ...

Peruse online parenting or relationship forums, and you'll find an endless supply of posts from heterosexual women lamenting their partner's unwillingness to undergo a vasectomy, even when they've ...

My husband and I were at a party in his co-worker’s backyard when I glanced at my watch for the first time that night and shuddered in surprise. It was 11 p.m. Three hours had passed in a flash, and ...

Keeping a marriage fresh takes work. After being together for years, you might assume you know everything about your partner. But you’d be surprised when you can learn when you just throw out your ...

The 13th episode of Season 2 of the beloved and, at times, absolutely perfect Australian kids cartoon, Bluey, is not about Bluey. It’s not about Bingo, or Mom, or a magic xylophone, or the almost ...