Category: mom

Mom’s ‘Mystery Item’ Hack Can Make Kids Clean Up Scattered Toys Without Whining

Legos are sprinkled across the carpet, a puzzle sits half-constructed on the table, and there is a jumble of dolls and toy trucks claiming space all over the sofa. Could this be your living room? For many parents who are in the throws of raising active, playful, and curious children, this is a common scene….


Mom-of-11 Reveals Her Hectic Daily Routine Catering to a Large Family

A mom-of-11 who certainly has her hands full in her busy household has shared her hectic daily routine. Vicky Jamieson, 39, spends up to five hours a day in the kitchen, cooking meals, washing, cleaning, and ironing. The charity shop volunteer from Speke, Liverpool, United Kingdom, finds herself ironing 21 different pieces of uniform each morning…


Mom Gives Birth to 16th Baby, and Each Child’s Name Begins With ‘C’ for a Special Reason

When a North Carolina couple welcomed their 16th child, they were stuck for what to name him. With their family tradition being to give their kids names beginning with the letter “C,” they were running out of ideas. Patty, 40, and Carlos Hernandez, 39, settled and enjoying life in the city of Charlotte, welcomed their new arrival…


Mom Charged in 5-Year-Old Son’s Death Enters No-Contest Plea

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—A Tennessee woman charged in the disappearance and death of her 5-year-son entered a no-contest plea as jurors were being selected for her trial. The plea on Wednesday means Krystal Daniels accepted a conviction without admitting guilt on charges of aggravated child abuse, conspiracy to commit aggravated child abuse, filing a false report, and…


CEO Mom-of-8 Shares How She Manages Her Schedule Amid the ‘Magical Chaos’ of a Big Household

A mom of eight has shared how she stays up on top of her happy family’s manic schedule. From being the CEO of her fashion company to raising her kids and being a basketball coach, she states how she navigates her day with their family motto of service, hard work, obedience, and kindness. Wyoming-born Amanda Barker,…


Homeschool Mom Sticks to a Tight Budget of $860 Each Month to Feed Her Family of 11

A mom of nine from Australia shares how she manages to feed her family for AU$3.60 (approx. US$2.60) per head a day. Claire Louise Hooker, 35, has revealed how she sticks to a tight budget of AU$1,200 (approx. US$860) each month to feed her family of 11. The stay-at-home mom, from rural Canberra, New South Wales,…


Video of Homeschool Mom Calming Her 5-Year-Old Resonates with Parents All Over

They call her “Mama Bennett.” Destiny Bennett, a married 29-year-old mother of three boys, aged 8, 5, and 3, has spent her entire life around children. After growing up in a home daycare run by her mother for 18 years, she went on to work as an afterschool program teacher and to study early childhood…


Mom Born With Double Uterus Delivers Hospital’s Youngest Surviving Baby at 22 Weeks

A woman from Nebraska born with two uteruses due to an extremely rare condition fell pregnant with twins, one in each uterus. Complications later led to early labor at 22 weeks, and both babies were delivered. However, tragically, one twin did not survive, but the other fought hard for life, becoming the hospital’s youngest surviving…


Magical Moment Woman Surprises Bambi-Obsessed Dying Mom With Bedside Visit From a Fawn

A woman has shared a heartwarming video of her Bambi-obsessed, terminally-ill mother’s joyous reaction upon receiving a surprise bedside visit from a fawn days before she died. Phyllis McDonald, 81, a retired nurse in Melbourne, Australia, had made the brave decision to leave hospice care and spend her last days at home after a long…


‘Shock of a Lifetime’: Mom Gives Birth to Natural Quadruplets With 1 in 700,000 Odds

A Georgia mom who thought she was preparing for her second baby got the shock of her life when an eight-week ultrasound revealed rare, naturally-conceived quadruplets. The quads, born at 28 weeks, are now 5 months old and thriving. Madison Collier of Marietta reflected, “I never thought it’d be me, but I really love it.”…