My Kid Surprised Me When I Needed It Most

When you know you raised a good one. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Feb. 13, 2023 I NEEDED THAT [My Kid Surprised Me When I Needed It Most]( Recently, Katie Bingham-Smith had one of those days: “I woke up feeling a low-level hum of [anxiety](. I’m not sure what set it off, but I ended up worrying all day about things: the news, money, whether my kids had everything they needed for the week, what I’m going to do when they all move out.” She tries to keep it from her kids when moods like this hit, but kids are smart, and her oldest could tell something was up. So he reached out and surprised her with a simple but special gesture that meant the world. It’s a lovely piece. Kelly Faircloth, Executive Editor [Read More ⮕]( Latest 📣 WELL, DAMN [8 Red Flags Your Mother Was A Narcissist & You Married One, Too]( It happens more than you think. [Read More.]( CONGRATS, AGAIN! [Twitter Had Thoughts About Rihanna's Super Bowl Pregnancy Announcement]( The pop superstar revealed she's expecting her second baby during a show-stopping performance. [Read More.]( MORE OF THIS, PLEASE [Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur Should Be On Every Tween & Young Teen’s Watch List]( Actor Diamond White explains what makes her character, brilliant 13-year-old Lunella Lafayette, so cool. [Read More.]( Featured I'M GOOD [I Quit Drinking When I Had Kids And Man I’m Glad]( “After I had my first baby, I had a major reality check,” writes Christina Crawford today in a really frank and thoughtful piece. “I was so excited to finally go out for a night on the town and have grandma babysit that I overindulged. Apparently, my newborn had not gotten the memo that I wanted to sleep off my hangover all day because he was up wailing at the crack of dawn.” That is extremely real. And she’s talking about how glad she is that she quit. I bet it’ll resonate with a lot of you, at least a little. [Read More ⮕]( What We’re Reading ⮕ [We All Forgot Pamela Anderson Was A Mom. She Never Did.]( ⮕ [What I’m Glad I Knew About Myself Before I Became a Dad]( ⮕ [I’m Spiraling From What I Heard My Daughter Tell Her Friend]( You're receiving this email because you signed up to receive communications from BDG Media. If you believe this has been sent to you in error, please safely[unsubscribe](. Or to manage preferences click[here]( BDG Media, Inc. · 315 Park Ave. South · New York, NY 10010 · USA Copyright 2023 BDG Media, Inc. All rights reserved.