by Christina Refford | Doing Good
While we’ve shared so many resources for Pride Month over the years, we wanted to write today about ways to be a good LGBTQ ally, whether you’re a parent, friend or family member of someone who is LGBTQ, or whether you just want to step up and be a more...
by Kristen Chase | Random Coolness
If you’re like me, there have been a lot of days, especially as of late, where it’s been hard to rally yourself, between the news, the pandemic, and just being a mom. Well, our longtime friend, author, and mom of 4 Jill Krause took her practice of hanging...
by Christina Refford | Books for Kids, Health, Fitness + Wellbeing, Tips + Tricks
The fact that a book called A Kids Book About School Shootings even exists should tell you exactly how big a problem this has become in the years since the horrific Columbine school shooting over 20 years ago. As we shared in today’s post How to talk to your...
by Liz Gumbinner | Tips + Tricks, Doing Good
Another day, another mass shooting. And I’m not being flip. This week it’s the unfathomably awful shooting at Robb Roy Elementary in Uvalde Texas. Just last week it was a supermarket in Buffalo, New York. This just adds to the already unconscionable list...
by Liz Gumbinner | Father's Day Gifts
It can be tough each Father’s Day to look for unique gifts for dads, grandpas, or stepdads, especially when you’re shopping for gifts for dads who have everything already — or worse, they say “I don’t need anything.”...
by Christina Refford | Uncategorized
Though my “babies” are all old enough to drive a car, I’ve been following the nationwide baby formula shortages with alarm over the rhetoric being aimed at parents who are feeding their babies formula. Instead of trying to find ways to help panicked...
by Christina Refford | Toys + Playthings
Fans of RuPaul, you’d better work on getting your hands on this new, fabulous set from Fisher Price’s Little People Collector because it could sell out faster than you can say Sashay! Shante! This post contains affiliate links, which means we may receive a...
by Liz Gumbinner | Spawned Podcast
Are moms okay right now? I really want to know. So I called on the one guest I knew would have a terrific birds-eye view: Jessica Grose, author and The New York Times Parenting Editor. If you’ve ever had a must-read parenting article sent to you by a friend,...
by Kristen Chase | Style + Beauty, Fashion
Last year, I decided to take a peek at Amazon for an affordable bathing suit, and after reading a ton of reviews, I grabbed this one from the brand Sporlike. And let’s just say, it didn’t disappoint. I feel fantastic in it, and every time I wear it, I get...
by Cool Mom Team | Mother's Day Gifts
With Mother’s Day right around the corner, we thought it would be so fun to ask the kids in our lives, if you could have anything delivered to your mom, what would it be? Let’s just say our kids know us very, very well! Also, who has a direct line to...
