Loot bags, love 'em or hate 'em? Renee Kaiman, the blogger behind My So Called Mommy Life, has a strong opinion, namely that we just say no to them once and for all.

When I was a kid, loot bags weren't a thing. You were lucky just to be invited to a birthday party, let alone having any expectation that you would receive a present for your mere presence. The kid whose birthday it was got the gift, and that was that.

Having grandparents is a privilege not every child gets to experience. With many couples waiting longer to start a family, grandparents are often no longer around or well enough to be involved in their grandkids' lives. Children don't get to know them, let alone forge that special bond.

The world is mourning a 17 year-old gorilla that was shot dead at Cincinnati Zoo after a four-year-old child climbed into the enclosure.

Health Canada, the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (US CPSC) and Mayborn USA Inc have jointly recalled the following five types of spill-proof Tommee Tippee Sippee cups with a removable, one-piece white valve:

Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the biggest troll of them all? According to a UK study, not only are women just as abusive as men on social media, they're misogynistic, too.

Candace Payne got more than her five minutes of internet infamy - and all from wearing a Star Wars Chewbacca mask. 

The mom made social history after her live Facebook video went viral, racking up more than 3 million shares almost overnight. The calls came swift and fast, invites to hang in James Corden's famous car and Facebook's HQ. All for one ordinary mom who took a video of herself wearing a Chewie mask.

The internet loves nothing better than a smug 'Told You So' after something bad happens. This was never more apparent following the death of a vegan climber who perished while to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
 
Maria Strydom and her husband set out to scale seven mountains in seven countries - to prove that you can achieve great feats of athleticism without scarfing BLTs.

The benefits of skin-to-skin contact for newborn babies are well documented. Yet few people think to share that intimate experience with siblings. A photo of a big brother giving "kangaroo care" to his newborn sibling has melted hearts all over social.

Many of us were clumsy kids who have grown into clumsy adults. But is clumsiness actually a disorder? 

It can be, according to Dr. John Cairney, a prof of family medicine at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ont. Cairney and his colleagues run a website all about "developmental coordination disorder," which can translate from trouble with handwriting to riding a bicycle. 

Being a new parent is challenging in five thousand ways. One of which requires a steely stomach, as California dad Ben Patterson discovered.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Quaker Canada has recalled the following Quaker Harvest quinoa granola bars due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination:

Sophie Grégoire Trudeau dared to admit to a Quebec newspaper that she needs more help, and the country went berserk. After all, here is a stay-at-home mom-of-three already charging taxpayers for nannies, and she needs more help. Who does she think she is!

Miscarriage is something very few of us talk about openly. And we talk even less about pregnancy following miscarriage. But that is changing, thanks to actress Eva Amurri Martino, daughter of Susan Sarandon, who has revealed her struggles in a heartwrenching blog.

Even though Amurri Martino and hubby Kyle Martino are expecting another child, it would be a mistake to assume everything is hunky dory. 

Ever heard of Rachael Finch? No, me neither - even though the model was a runner up Miss Universe and did a stint on the Australian Dancing with the Stars. But now she is better known was the mom who outsources care of her two-year-old daughter every. single. weekend.

You could hear the sound of jaws crashing after Finch admitted that as a matter of course she and her hubby spend their weekends child-free to "focus on their relationship."

It's 2016 and the universe has been sending a not-so-subtle message to Disney: pull your creative heads out of the Dark Ages and give audiences what they've been waiting for - a lesbian princess.

Health Canada has recalled the following Joe Fresh® Boys Swimsuits sold from November 2013:

Health Canada has recalled the following series of Beaver Books Search & Smile Board Books that feature a mirror at the back:

Just when you think you have a parenting strategy in the bag, some study comes along and rears the former advice on its head. Praise, anyone? The latest study claims giving kids a two-minute warning before pulling the plug on screen time is doomed to backfire.

Whitney and Spencer Blake really wanted a baby, and it just wasn't happening. With every thwarted attempt at becoming pregnant, the couple coped by posting "infertility announcements" in response to the myriad happy baby announcements on Facebook feeds.

I've been imagining, as I listen to news about the fires ravaging Alberta right now, about the families. And that perennial question: when you are told to flee, what do you take with you? What gets left behind, forsaken?

Beyond your people, beyond your pets, I mean, what do you reach for when you have to go - RIGHT NOW - and the future of your home hangs in the balance, unknown? Will you have a home to go back to...?

As questions go, this one is a fresh mosquito bite that in spite of yourself, even though you know better, you can't stop scratching.