Category Parenting

Two stills from an Instagram reel by @journeywithdrish.

I Never Expected to Be…

Oct 6, 20265 min read

What starts as a throwaway moment in most households became, in the…

Two stills from an Instagram reel by @tola.andu.

I Graduated From Ballet Changes…

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Few captions capture the surreal velocity of raising teenagers quite like creator…

Left: cover still from a TikTok video by @caitlin.emmaline. Right: a girl standing on wooden stairs (Unsplash photo by Lyndse Ballew).

ONE TIME My Three Year…

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There is something almost universal about the scene @caitlin.emmaline filmed, which is…

Two stills from an Instagram reel by @thefunnymummyuk.

Calling All Mums That Are…

Oct 6, 20265 min read

Some posts are funny because they are exaggerated. This one, from creator…

Mother gently comforting her young daughter at home

I Knew Exactly What to…

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There is a particular kind of video that stops a scrolling thumb…

Left: cover still from an Instagram reel by @keepingupwiththekadris. Right: children sleeping together (Unsplash photo by Annie Spratt).

Second Kid Energy Is Something…

Oct 6, 20265 min read

There’s a reason “second kid energy” has become such a widely recognized…

Two stills from an Instagram reel by @mummy_anite.

Step on a Crack and…

Oct 6, 20265 min read

What starts as a throwaway moment in most households became, in the…

Two stills from an Instagram reel by @simplymorganbeer.

Two Whole Years Since We…

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The caption alone was enough to make us stop and watch twice,…

Left: cover still from an Instagram reel by @maxinelee_y. Right: a family resting together on a sofa (Unsplash photo by Brooks Rice).

From A Couple To Nine…

Oct 6, 20265 min read

Most families grow gradually, one child at a time, over the course…

Left: cover still from a TikTok video by @bestofshaneise. Right: kids playing soccer (Unsplash photo by Bhong Bahala).

These Kids Pushed Through the…

Oct 6, 20265 min read

@bestofshaneise has quietly become one of those accounts that parents forward to…

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Madison Cates

Mom, Wife, Minimalist.

Join me in my journey to declutter my life and live a simply beautiful life.

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