Ysolt Usigan

If my 6-year-old had her way, she’d choose her dad every time. That’s not to say she never asks for me. She does. But when given the option — bedtime, a scraped knee, a lazy Sunday — she’s picking Dad...

When comedian Tig Notaro admitted that she was the “not favorite parent” for a long stretch of her kids’ lives, it didn’t just feel relatable—it felt like permission to stop pretending this isn’t a thing. “I was definitely the not favorite parent for a long time,” Notaro shared on a recent podcast appearance with Dylan Dreyer, talking about raising her twin boys with her wife, Stephanie Allynne

The findings are nuanced.

There's a certain type of parenting advice that feels almost illegal to say out loud in 2026, and that's one of firmness.

Between sky-high housing costs, student debt, unstable job markets, and the general emotional fatigue of existing in 2026, many adults are delaying parenthood longer than previous generations ever did.

Parenting doesn't come with a blueprint, and for some families, the lines between parent and child can get blurred in ways that leave lasting impact.

If you've ever shown up to school drop-off in yesterday's sweatshirt, realized halfway through the day that it's “Crazy Hat Day,” or let your kid

If you’ve ever shown up to school drop-off in yesterday’s sweatshirt, realized halfway through the day that it’s “Crazy Hat Day,” or let your kid eat cereal for dinner because (honestly, same!) congra...

For a lot of parents, the summer hustle used to look pretty straightforward: teens grabbed whatever seasonal job they could get, spent long days

Everyone’s busy putting God knows what into cocktails this summer while the actual smartest mixer has been sitting quietly in the grocery store refrigerator aisle this entire time: Vita Coco Coconut Water. This healthy beverage somehow makes cocktails taste smoother, lighter, and way more refreshing. Here are cocktail recipes incorporating the ingredient.