“System Benefit”

"System Benefit"

The best things in life are free. Lauryn Clare, who goes by @lauryn.elizabeth_ on Instagram, revealed a Starbucks hack to help parents spend less money at the global coffee giant. Lauryn Clare, 34, discovered a money-saving hack when ordering from Starbucks. Instagram / @lauryn.elizabeth_ “If you can’t afford Starbucks for two, order your little one … Read more

I won’t breastfeed my baby because I don’t want saggy breasts – trolls say I’m selfish but it pisses me off

I won't breastfeed my baby because I don't want saggy breasts - trolls say I'm selfish but it pisses me off

She is protecting her brave couple. Breasts that hang low — that wobble to and fro — just won’t cut it for the new mom who refuses to breastfeed her infant son for fear of sagging breasts. “The selfish reasons I didn’t breastfeed,” mom Rebecca Gallivan wrote in the closed caption of her viral TikTok … Read more

I’m raising my husband’s ex-wife’s child – why it’s tragic

I'm raising my husband's ex-wife's child - why it's tragic

A woman is raising her husband’s ex-wife’s baby after she died five days after giving birth. Christie Werts, 49, and husband Wesley, 46, received a call in August 2021 to say his ex-wife was in hospital with Covid and was pregnant. Wesley was warned that his ex-wife was terminally ill, and Christie told her partner … Read more

I won’t take care of my grandchildren – some call me selfish but I don’t care

I won't take care of my grandchildren - some call me selfish but I don't care

An Australian grandmother of eight has said she will buck the growing trend of the older generation helping with childcare, but her words have angered many. Avril Moore, a writer, said that while she loves being a grandmother, she was quick to tell her three grown children that she wouldn’t be available to babysit. Childcare, … Read more

The NYC hospital charges $36,000 for the birth, but you get a free Chanel gift

The NYC hospital charges $36,000 for the birth, but you get a free Chanel gift

A luxury spoon helps the medicine go down. An expensive NYC hospital that reportedly charges multiples of the going rate for births in the US is raising eyebrows over the lavish postpartum practice of giving away Chanel gift bags to lucky moms. Past guests of New York-Presbyterian Alexandra Cohen Hospital for Women and Newborns at … Read more

Gen Z parents have great sex, new study finds ‘millennials, not so much

Gen Z parents have great sex, new study finds 'millennials, not so much

They are doing the best dance without pants – no joke. Smoking hot sex is apparently a nice perk of becoming a parent in your early 20s, according to a new study on pleasure between the sheets in the younger generation. It appears that Gen Z parents are leaving their childless peers behind when it … Read more

I’m a stay at home mom and my husband won’t give me money

I'm a stay at home mom and my husband won't give me money

When one person is doing paid work and the other is working at home, it can create a tricky balance of power if you don’t trust your relationship or a joint bank account. Couples with this structure manage money in all kinds of ways. They can pool everything with both people having equal access, they … Read more

Former trad wife reveals the ‘ugliness’ behind the perfect lifestyle

Former trad wife reveals the 'ugliness' behind the perfect lifestyle

Enitza Templeton seemed to be living the perfect life as an “ordinary woman,” baking bread from scratch as a stay-at-home mom and delivering her children without an epidural. But – despite her glitzy, familial exterior – the former traditionalist was unhappy with her lifestyle and couldn’t help but think about her daughters. “I remember watching … Read more

The Danish Secret to Happy Kids Tips for Independent Kids

The Danish Secret to Happy Kids Tips for Independent Kids

When Becca and Jordan Itkowitz returned to La Grange, Illinois, after three years in Denmark with their two sons, Evan, 8, and Max, 10, they experienced culture shock. Shortly after moving to the state in 2017, Becca received a call from the school that Max had thrown a snowball during recess. “Not for anyone, mind … Read more