Katie McPherson

A mom with Ehlers-Danlos shares what it's like to parent with chronic illness, including the impact on family dynamics, finances, and free time.

We do not all have the same 24 hours in a day, because we don’t all have the same resources: health, finances, support systems, any of it.

From vague advice to wildly specific regimens, the internet is awash with influencers talking about how they’re preparing their bodies for a healthy pregnancy.

If self-care actually worked, moms wouldn't still be this burned out. So why does it feel like we're being sold "solutions" instead of support?

Want to get off your phone? Tuning in to the hobbies you loved as a kid might be the way you figure out what else excites you.

Life Today has been good. There was a promise in the words as I repeated them to myself again and again. Before my parents’ divorce, I never brought friends to my house. I didn’t want them there in case something set my dad off — usually it had to do…

There’s this pervasive idea that in order for siblings to have a close relationship, they have to be close in age. That has never been my experience.

SponsoredThe 2023 New Parents Issue The first time I realized how profoundly sleep deprived I was, was when I reached for my morning coffee and my hand sailed right past it, a few inches to the left. It’s not like the mug was on the run — my brain…

Tuck-In & Talk In between the restraint collapse and the kisses goodnight, my child lets me into his innermost thoughts. My deepest hope is that he never stops. by Katie McPherson Back to School 2024 The big light is off, and the ceiling fan is…

The 30-minute rule is simple: you must accept every social invitation you receive and go for at least half an hour.

It all felt like the 2024 suburban version of witches dancing naked in a circle in the woods.

There are other lessons just as important as reading, writing, and arithmetic.

Did you experience girlhood in the early 2000s? Then you probably also couldn't look away from the rap legend's low rise flared denim look.

Our marriage feels pretty equal to me, except one household domain that still grates on me in an extra special way: toys.

Chappell Roan's motherhood comments are going viral, and so far, the discourse is polarizing. But I've been the parent in hell, and it's not about the kids.

And I’m not just talking about baby-in-the-bathtub pics.

It’s a quintessential ‘90s Christmas scene: My mom hoists me onto the kitchen counter, where I sit, in my Lion King nightgown, watching her slice Pillsbury holiday cookies and place them on a baking sheet. I like them best before she ever slides them…

My friends still see me as more than a mom. I wish my algorithm did, too. “The beacon is lit. Gondor calls for aid.” Beneath the caption, a McDonald’s sign is on fire. A dude is making a weird face while crushing a watermelon with his chin. "I am…

Don't — I repeat, don't — ask him if he wants to try anything.

It warms her heart to help us, and it warms mine to pay her for it.