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My kids asleep, I drank until blacking out. Her words lifted years of shame
The hangovers, the memory loss, and the guilt and remorse that accompanied mornings after drinking stuck me in a shame spiral.
Millennial woman's reason for not inviting single friend on vacation backed
Newsweek spoke to a marriage and family therapist about whether or not the woman was being unnecessarily exclusive.
Hearts break as toddler comforts grieving older brother: "Lost for words"
"He'd look up to the moon and say goodnight to his nana every day religiously for the first six months or so," Nickie Hendry told Newsweek.
Millennial with 83-year-old dad shows reality of having an older parent
Having older parents is "a different lifestyle" for Yasmeen Messrie, but she told Newsweek there is much that she is grateful for.
Woman asks other moms to stop judging parenting based on her appearance
Emma Hutton, 35, told Newsweek: "I would never judge a mom who doesn't wear makeup, so I don't see why the moms who do wear it are being judged."
Reason sons cut their own hair leaves mom in hysterics
Mom Funmi Ford, 39, told Newsweek that she and her husband "laughed so hard at them in private."
How girl, 5, acts when traveling first class vs economy on same day
Natalie's mother told Newsweek: "Natalie was OK during the flight home—she appreciates traveling regardless of the class."
Mom reads to baby since day 1, can't cope with what happens one year later
Klaudia Manska, 26, told Newsweek that her 14-month-old doesn't have "any screen time." She said: "I wanted to replace it with something meaningful."
Mom leaving teenage son home alone while on honeymoon backed
"He's a legal adult," she argued. "He can vote, join the military, get married if he wants."
Labrador's adorable "child lock zoomies" around toddler delights viewers
Mom Katie Pike told Newsweek: "Charlie thinks zoomies are hilarious so Poppy's zoomies made him laugh—and in turn, his laughing made her zoomie!"
New mom takes baby somewhere she's convinced "will divide opinions"
Ella Williamson hopes her efforts will inspire other new moms to "do something a bit more interesting" on maternity leave.
Celebrity News
Grimes takes aim at Elon Musk's latest parenting decision
The Canadian singer spoke out against his latest parenting decision regarding their 4-year-old son X Æ A-Xii.
Dad takes devices from kids, tells them to play outside—here's how it went
With a "nice day outside," Charles Lavea told his daughters to go to the park. It didn't work out quite as he had imagined.
911 called after family's game of Twister backfires
John Whitaker said his grandfather was initially "confused" when he heard what sounded like a 911 operator soon realized what had happened.
Aunt shows baby nephew video of himself crying, response goes viral
The moment the baby realizes that he may have overreacted has racked up over 605,000 views on TikTok.
Dad getting divorced comes up with novel way to chat to his kids—"love you"
Tyler was worried about whether he would be able to keep in close contact with his kids. Then something happened at Christmas that changed everything.
Woman accused of convincing husband to get vasectomy reveals the truth
Elise Morrison, 32, told Newsweek that she is grateful her husband had a vasectomy before the election.
Millennials aren't telling their kids to be "obedient" anymore—here's why
"We are parenting after having witnessed the #metoo movement," the older millennial told Newsweek.
Neighbor leaves note about crying baby next door, internet divided
Social-media users criticized the neighbor; one said, "can't imagine making someone who is clearly struggling feel even worse."
Mom reveals what toddler reads before bed—and it's not like "most children"
Neelam Mirza-Akram told Newsweek her son Haris is "very inquisitive," which has led to some unusual reading choices.
Sibling backed after "guilting" family about trip sleeping arrangements
"You're right, it's absolutely ridiculous, and you're just looking out for your parents," a response to the original poster's Reddit post reads in part.
New parents find ingenious way to fit nursery into tiny NYC loft apartment
Yulia, 35, from Manhattan, told Newsweek: "We decided to sacrifice some living space to build an extra room and love how it turned out."
Demi Moore reveals "smartest" parenting decision she made with Bruce Willis
"The Substance" actor shared details of her relationship with her ex-husband during a recent podcast.
Dad outraged to learn where parents of son's friend are when ignoring texts
"Incredibly irresponsible," a response to the original poster's Reddit post reads in part.
Millennial woman's realization about what being born in 95 means—"pressure"
Sophie Bee took inspiration from an iconic sitcom to poke fun at the expectations facing a woman turning 30 today.
Mom emails school about daughter's bully—then realizes who's cc'd in
"The bullying became constant to where I'd pick my daughter up every day in tears," the mom told Newsweek.
Internet split after man insists wife take care of son for 16 hours per day
A father's parenting expectations spark heated debate over fairness in household responsibilities.
Working mom told to check daycare video feed, in "tears" at what she sees
Lauren Pontiff's reaction wasn't just inspired by what she saw her daughter doing but also by how one of her child's carers reacted.
Girl mom "terrified" about reproductive rights, then has idea about Plan B
Dawn Bantel told Newsweek she has received messages from other women saying how they would follow the example set in her video.
Parents put baby in plastic box so they could visit cave in Thailand
"We were a bit hesitant at first, but apparently this was the normal standard for bringing babies into the cave," the mom told Newsweek.
