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Families Outside the Box

Today, family has taken on a deeper meaning. Family units don't always look the same – and that is something we can all celebrate. Let's honor families of all sorts — traditional, unexpected, small, big — because no matter what they look like, they're all made of love.

Ben and Aaron Ptashinsky-Skinner
Parenting News

Heartwarming Video Captures the Moment 2 Dads Become Parents for the Very First Time

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Single Parenting

It Takes a Village to Raise a Family: For My Single Mom, My Grandparents Were That Village

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Mom Life

My Experience Growing Up Shaped a New Definition of ‘Family’

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Baby Showers & Registries

13 Baby Shower Ideas for All Different Types of Families

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Mom Life

Each Of My Kids Have Two Dads — And They’re Both Their ‘Real’ Fathers

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Adoption & Surrogacy

This Is What Open Adoption Is Really Like

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Kids

Please Stop Telling My Children They’re Lucky to Be Adopted

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Behavior & Discipline

Talking to Our Kids About Becoming a Foster Family

Forever-family
Tweens & Teens

Yes, Our Son Was 18 When We Adopted Him, But Every Child Deserves a ‘Forever’ Family

Kids

Adopting My Daughter Changed Everything

Kids

When My Kids Met My Surrogate Baby

Baby

Moms Share Their Rules for a Happy Blended Family

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At the Club Party: Diverse Group of Friends Have Fun, Dance, Jump, Socialize and Drink. Stylish Young People Clubbing. Disco Neon Lights.
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Mom Crashes Son’s College Club Night & the Secondhand Embarrassment Is Real

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New Mom Shares Video of Husband Wiping Her After First Postpartum Poop



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