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Is it Time to Admit That Divorce Hurts Kids Big Time?9
- Culture, Economics, Family, Featured, MomThink, Uncategorized
- July 29, 2025
In May of this year, the Institute of Family Studies reported on groundbreaking research about the effects of divorce on children and families. The short version? It’s not good. But that shouldn’t surprise those of us who believe there’s a reason that marriage is among the oldest human institutions. The study by Andrew Johnston, Maggie Jones, and Nolan Pope used tax
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To Have Kids … or Not?9
- Culture, Family, Featured, MomThink, Uncategorized, Western Civilization
- July 28, 2025
Let’s clear up some confusion often conveyed by the media. A headline for an article borrowed from The Epoch Times reads, “US Birth Rate Hits All-Time Low.” The headline for the actual article on The Epoch Times more accurately reads, “Births in US Increase as Fertility Rate Drops.” People often confuse birth rates with fertility rates. The Encyclopedia Britannica
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It Takes a Certain Kind of Village to Raise the Spirits of a Parent 13
- Family, Featured, MomThink, Uncategorized
- July 24, 2025
Most people don’t fear children; instead, they fear the loneliness that will come when they have children. Parents give up a lot when they bring children into the world. Social interactions as a mom or dad lack spontaneity. A parent’s coming and going is limited by childcare options or the commotion of getting a baby
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Are Trad Wives Just a Trend?10
- Culture, Family, Featured, MomThink, Uncategorized, Western Civilization
- June 3, 2025
“The trad wives of Gen Z should talk to the trad wives of Gen Boomer about what happens when you hit 40.” This bit of social commentary on X from substacker Rachel Bitecofer has gone viral this week, sparking debate over the merits of being a “trad wife.” Urban Dictionary defines this bit of internet slang as, “Short for
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It Takes a Village to Encourage Americans to Have Children 20
- Culture, Family, Featured, MomThink, Politics, Uncategorized
- April 30, 2025
President Donald Trump is reportedly considering offering $5,000 “baby bonuses” to first-time moms. That sum would barely cover an epidural in most American hospitals; still, monetary benefits like this may be a step in the right direction for correcting the birth dearth in this country. Raising children in an economy where both parents are often
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‘Anti-feminist’ Is Not a Synonym for Weak and Wimpy Women 34
- Culture, Family, Featured, MomThink, Uncategorized, Western Civilization
- April 29, 2025
Feminism doesn’t hold the same power it once did. Women are increasingly asking themselves if they really can have it all, like the ’60s promised, and if they even really want it all. As a result, we’re seeing women walk away from the disillusionment of corporate lifestyles and a resurgence of “trad housewives.” But women
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