Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 aircraft is airborne with sky and hills in background

‘A complete stranger helped him’: Woman says Alaska Airlines lost her son

'Few hrs later they call to ask if I ever got my kid.'

On Jan 11, 2023 by Rebekah Harding

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‘You’re giving your toddler 45mg of caffeine at 8pm’: Starbucks worker shares PSA about caffeine content in the Pink Drinks

'I learned this the hard way.'

On Jan 10, 2023 by Lauren Castro

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woman speaking caption 'Um but it articulates how deep ad uncomfy these parasocial relationships are' (l) woman greenscreen TikTok over fan tiktok captions 'Um but where are my babies' 'Where are 'my babies'?' (c) woman speaking caption 'specifically ones that adults are developing with people's children A popular influencer is apparently sharing her children less and less and this is the reaction from her Stans' (r)

‘This is weird’: Popular mom creator Maia Knight faces backlash from fans after she stopped showing her kids’ faces online

'I just miss my babies.'

On Dec 26, 2022 by Jack Alban

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woman working from home holding up hands with peace symbols caption 'When you're 3mo behind on rent, single mom, broke, no (money emoji) for Xmas. So you find 3 WFH jobs & you catch up & your kids have presents under the tree' (l) woman working from home typing on keyboard at desk (c) woman working from home holding up hands pointing towards computer monitor caption 'When you're 3mo behind on rent, single mom, broke, no (money emoji) for Xmas. So you find 3 WFH jobs & you catch up & your kids have presents under the tree' (r)

‘Please I can’t even find one right now’: Mom says she had to get 3 work from home jobs

'3 months behind on rent, single mom, broke, no money for Xmas.'

On Dec 13, 2022 by Cecilia Lenzen

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‘Turns out she had taken too much Ambien and had been trying to look him up’: TikToker says her mom accidentally made her crush’s name her Facebook status multiple times

'I woke up the next day to a bunch of concerned texts from friends saying I needed to check my mom's Facebook.'

On Sep 9, 2022 by Brooke Sjoberg

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Why these Instagram ‘Momlife’ comics are suddenly so controversial

'Momlife' highlights the unbalanced workload between moms and dads, and it's all over Twitter.

On Aug 1, 2022 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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woman speaking in car hand on mouth caption 'What's wren?? I have my daughter on my tiktok so I'm curious' (l) woman hand on head caption 'Me deleting any TikTok my daughter is in, removing tons of followers from my Instagram and setting it to private after hearing about Wren. Dear Jesus, we are ready for you.' (c) woman speaking in car hands together caption 'Whats sad is that now this gives more attention' (r)

TikTok moms are removing videos of their children following concerns of exploitation of 3-year-old Wren Eleanor

'You can control the content you post of your own children on social media.'

On Jul 17, 2022 by Gisselle Hernandez

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woman cooking in kitchen with inset caption 'I told this ninja I would cook for him. I had my mom come make the food and leave. I just plated it.'

‘Momma a real one’: TikToker gets mom to come over to secretly cook for her man, sparking debate

'This was actually my mom's idea.'

On Jul 13, 2022 by Lauren Castro

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tiktoker stands in kitchen while telling story of her babysitter falling asleep while watching her baby

‘Am I overreacting?’: Mom says her babysitter fell asleep while watching her baby, sparking debate

'It wasn't like we were back at 2am. We were back by 9:30.'

On Jun 20, 2022 by Melody Heald

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woman shocked expression caption 'Just call her Karen...' (l) buying house concept hand giving keys with house keychain to o-pen hand (c) Woman annoyed expression caption 'Just call her Karen...' (r)

‘Normalize blocking parents’: TikToker purchased her mother’s house at market price—but her mom asked for it back for free to give to her ‘more deserving’ brother

'It definitely took me a long time to learn being treated this way is wrong…'

On May 29, 2022 by Dan Latu

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Woman speaking with two fingers up caption ''I've decided that it's time -I'm putting in my 2 weeks notice, so my last day will be 2 weeks from today'' (l) Calendar with pin and writing on 20th 'quit job!' (c) Woman standing arms out caption 'My boss literally not accepting my 2 weeks.' (r)

‘I guess I didn’t quit?’: TikToker put in her two weeks notice—but says her boss didn’t accept it because she’s leaving to be a full-time mom

'You are quitting for another job.. being a mom is a job.'

On May 29, 2022 by Braden Bjella

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Woman holding camera up pouting lips caption My entire life falling apart' (l) Woman live concerned expression with chat on bottom (c) woman holding box sucking in lips caption 'And I can't even speak on why...without bringing them all down with me' (r)

Utah MomToker Taylor Frankie Paul alleges her TikTok friends were ‘all intimate with each other,’ sparking a divorce

'No one is innocent. Everyone has hooked up with everyone in this situation.'

On May 26, 2022 by Rebekah Harding

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Mother at sons door caption 'My son has a sleepover. So I went to surprise THEM!' (l) woman's son and the girl he had a sleepover with in mirror selfie face masks on (c) woman hand on bed grabbing someone under covers caption 'My son had a sleepover. So I went to surprise THEM!' (r)

‘I’d change the locks’: Mom ‘surprises’ adult son while he has girl over, hops into bed with them

'My son just posted on Instagram that he has a girl at his house, and I think she slept over.'

On May 12, 2022 by Tricia Crimmins

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‘We all just cry in the bathroom, dry our tears and move on’: Mom says TSA wouldn’t allow ice packs for breast milk through security

Agents forced her to check the ice packs because they weren't 'frozen solid.'

On May 11, 2022 by Tricia Crimmins

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‘Do not ever approach teenage girls, period’: Mother confronts man who allegedly pushed her teenage daughter on swing in park

'If I ever see you here again, we're going to have an issue.'

On May 9, 2022 by Cecilia Lenzen

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