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4 min read Family

How to handle the parent-child connection is a major challenge for many adult offspring of narcissistic parents. Even after trying to understand our parents’ dysfunction and the emotional or physical abuse we experienced as children, we may form inaccurate judgments about them being grandparents that might harm not only ourselves but our children as well....

5 min read Family

Let’s be clear: there is nothing, I repeat, nothing good about growing up as the chosen victim in your family of origin. One particular type of verbal abuse that happens in society on all levels, including inside the family, is scapegoating. The entity gets to pretend they would be “perfect” or “thriving” if it weren’t...

5 min read Health

High blood pressure might be deceiving because it rarely displays symptoms. The CDC estimates that 50% of men and 44% of women in the U.S. are affected, so it’s a significant concern. The prevalence is higher in men. That means what? You may be high. A stressful job or family circumstances, dramatic intake, dealing with...

4 min read Family

Before I was six years old, I used to spend a lot of weekends with my grandparents. My grandma used to read to me from a book of fairy tales as she sat next to my bed at night. Even after all these years, I still remember paying close attention to Little Red Riding Hood,...

3 min read Family

For any parent, taking their first flight with a newborn baby may be rather nerve-racking. The Hoboken, New Jersey-based Levine family was concerned about the well-being of their 5-month-old daughter during a flight to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Little Romey, however, turned out to be flawless—mostly because she was enthralled with the woman crocheting across...

3 min read Uncategorized

For the majority of us who are not pregnant, pregnant women are easily one of the most beautiful people out there. However, for many pregnant women, pregnancy is anything but lovely or exceptional. As such, they acknowledge their hardship and don’t mind sharing it. Thus, we present the finest memes below. They discuss common pregnancy...