Lauren Schumacker

Although many people associate Mother's Day with feelings of love and appreciation, the day isn't so sentimental for everyone. If you and your mom have an especially rocky relationship (or no relationship at all), it can be difficult to know exactly…

If you were a child who celebrated Easter, you looked forward to two things: waking up to discover a basket of treats and hunting for even more treats in your family's Easter Easter egg hunt. As kid, you were always shocked at how your parents found…

Let's face it: Easter really doesn't have the overwhelming and all-encompassing feel that's characteristic of Christmas. While (obviously) many people don't celebrate either of those two holidays, for many, it can be a bit difficult to dodge all of…

Every year, it seems like more and more families are "adopting" their very own Elf on the Shelf. Kids tend to get pretty excited whenever their family's elf comes back to town after spending much of the rest of the year at the North Pole, but when…

Stores across the country have begun to publicize their Black Friday sales, so it's almost time to start working on your day after Thanksgiving plan of action. Deciding on the order of stores where you're going to shop on Black Friday can be…

Chances are pretty good that you've gotten a scar at least once in your life. Whether it was an accident as a kid — learning to ride your bike, running around the neighborhood, roller skating — or an incident that happened when you got older,…

For many people, romantic chemistry is a really, really important part of any serious and potentially long-term relationship. It can also be important (sometimes perhaps even more so) when you're looking for something a bit less serious. Determining…

You're just not going to get along with everyone you meet in life, unfortunately. And while there are things that you can do to try to find common ground or at least be polite when you have to deal with people that you don't like or that don't like…

If you and your mom are best friends-close, you might not even comprehend a relationship that doesn't go that way. But the mother-daughter dynamic can be tricky, and, if you look closely, it's possible you'll see signs you have an emotionally…

Collagen supplements have become increasingly popular over the last several years, moving from a fringe supplement to one that's more and more recognizable, with your favorite wellness bloggers posting about it and your friends and coworkers adding…

The Kardashian-West family is officially a family of six. After nine long months, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have welcomed their fourth baby, a boy, born via surrogate, revealing the news on Twitter on Friday, May 10. "He’s here and he’s…

It seems like the whole world has been waiting an eternity for this brand-new royal baby, doesn't it? But the time has finally arrived. Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have announced the birth of their son, born Monday, May 6, 2019. Ever since the…

Ali Landry is an actress, an entrepreneur, and a passionate advocate for child safety, among other things. But she's also a wife and mom of three young kids. And while she's wanted to be a wife and mom for practically as long as she can remember,…

If you don't check your supplies carefully, you might be getting an added (and unwanted) ingredient in your spaghetti dinner. Add Hunts to the list of recent recalls and get ready to order some take out, because you aren't going to want to cook…

Chances are, at some point over the last few decades or so, you've heard something about allegations against rapper R. Kelly. However, you may not have heard all that much about them until more recently. After Lifetime aired a documentary series…

Organic baby food just simply isn't currently available to everyone. Whether it's due to the price of buying organic pre-made baby food or the investment of time and money required to DIY your own at home, it's something that's out of reach for many…

Following the news of a 24-year-old immigrant woman going into premature labor and delivering a stillborn baby while in custody at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center, immigrants' rights advocates are demanding action and a…

Meghan Markle is about seven months pregnant and her business trips are likely a little more *involved* than yours, given the distance she's traveling (but she also has that whole being a member of the royal family thing that you don't have access…

The original Frozen film was exceedingly popular when it first came out back in 2013. Of course, there was the song that all kids seemed to be obsessed with, "Let It Go," but it was more than just that one song that people seemed to connect to and…