Relationships

If you are reading this, it's likely that you are the daughter to aging parents. Or, perhaps you're the daughter-in-law to aging in-laws. In any case, you're probably the one who is going to have to handle estate matters...

Like many couples preparing for marriage, my husband and I were charged with reading "The 5 Love Languages" by Gary Chapman during a premarital preparatory class. To be transparent, we quickly skimmed the book and took the obligatory test...

Fishing, scuba diving, snorkeling, knitting, welding, auto body, tying flies, painting lures, building stuff, gardening. There’s more. But that’s a pretty solid list of my husband’s hobbies. And he’s actually quite good at these. They’re not just activities he has...

At 8:30 a.m. my phone made a familiar chime to alert me that I’d received a text message. Several pings later, I didn’t need to check the phone to know who they were from. My mom was clearly on...

Motherhood brings a side of loneliness most of us never expected. We become engulfed in this new world with this tiny bundle of joy, and, sadly, the mom friends and the village are not always there. And in my...

When we were kids we connected friendship and physical proximity so closely. If you lived on my street or if we were assigned to the same elementary school class or bus, we were probably friends. If someone moved away,...

I’m guessing you didn’t get to socialize much during the pandemic. Neither did I. One thing I really missed was going out to dinner — a classic date night in Boston with my partner. Now that restaurants are back...

I grew up in a Christian home, and I was told about the "birds and the bees" at about 14 years old. I remember being told this: "Sex is a beautiful thing, between a man and a woman —...

"Are you having a boy or a girl?!" If you've been pregnant, you probably heard this question on repeat throughout your pregnancy. While plenty of parents prefer to know their baby's gender as early as possible (and cut the name list...

Most of us can remember back to when we turned 21 — and how much we looked forward to that milestone birthday. But then life takes over. And more often than not, we no longer look forward to the...

The Greater Boston area is home to many exceptional nonprofits, but the ones that serve moms are especially close to our hearts. Boston Moms is excited to spotlight and support the local nonprofit organizations that make our area so...

From an outside perspective you may perceive that I am somewhat of a “helicopter parent” — and I am OK with that label. There's a reason why I am such an observant parent. I am a childhood sexual abuse...