Local father and son date same women in wild TLC show ‘MILF Manor’: ‘Uncomfortable’

Local father and son date same women in wild TLC show ‘MILF Manor’: ‘Uncomfortable’

The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.  The new season of TLC’s wild reality dating series “MILF Manor” has a twist. Spoilers below for Sunday night’s season premiere.  “MILF Manor,” airing Sunday nights (10 p.m.), follows six moms ranging from their 40s to 60s, as they date younger men in their 20s.  In the … Read more

4 Documentaries That Explore How Families Cope With Dementia

4 Documentaries That Explore How Families Cope With Dementia

When his creative, funny, independent mother, Kathy, began to exhibit signs of dementia, the writer Max Lugavere moved cross-country and picked up a camera to start documenting his journey to figure out how to help her. The result is “Little Empty Boxes,” a new documentary that’s strongest when it chronicles their relationship. Kathy’s memories of … Read more

Flight attendant reveals her tactic to get passengers to swap seats so families can sit together

Flight attendant reveals her tactic to get passengers to swap seats so families can sit together

A devious flight attendant revealed the unique way she gets passengers to swap seats if a family with young children requested to sit together. Mitra Amirzadeh, a Florida-based flight attendant, claims she gets seat change requests on 8 of the 10 flights she works each month. She claims she is good at “reading the room” … Read more

Do you live in a pancake state or a waffle state? Breakfast rivalry divides friends and families

Do you live in a pancake state or a waffle state? Breakfast rivalry divides friends and families

Pancakes have always been a part of the American breakfast table. Waffles were introduced much later in 1603 and rose to popularity as a crispy golden pancake alternative that you could serve with fresh fruit, whipped cream, and maple syrup. The two have been battling it out to be crowned as America’s favorite breakfast item ever … Read more

I’m a serial egg donor — the process is intense, but I love helping others start families

I’m a serial egg donor — the process is intense, but I love helping others start families

A UK medical writer who doesn’t think she wants to have children has donated 88 eggs to help four couples start families. Alex Webster, 31, hatched a plan after discovering in 2016 that her friend needed donor eggs to conceive. Feeling inspired and wanting to help other women in the same situation, she contacted the … Read more

Hilarious TikTok prank sees women tell families they’ve landed offshore oil rig jobs

Hilarious TikTok prank sees women tell families they’ve landed offshore oil rig jobs

Women are trending on TikTok for pranking their family and friends by randomly announcing that they’ve landed high paying gigs working offshore oil rigs, and filming their loved ones’ hilarious reactions.  The prank took over the platform in the past week. It usually begins with the woman asking her mark if they know of the … Read more

My dad, 49, got my friend, 23, pregnant — she’s a ‘lazy’ gold-digger

My dad, 49, got my friend, 23, pregnant — she’s a ‘lazy’ gold-digger

Daddy’s gotta have it — but it’s birthed a BFF beef.  It’s mostly acceptable to have a cutesy crush on a friend’s hot family member in secret.  But sneakily having sex with a bestie’s boomer father and winding up pregnant within five months of meeting him is where most gal pals would draw the line.  Joni Wilcox … Read more

How to successfully blend families after divorce — just like Ben Affleck, J.Lo and Jennifer Garner

How to successfully blend families after divorce — just like Ben Affleck, J.Lo and Jennifer Garner

It didn’t turn into Armageddon. Ben Affleck was spotted this week attending a school event with his wife, Jennifer Lopez, his ex-wife, Jennifer Garner, and some of their children in a rare outing for the famous trio. With divorce filings often peaking in March, two relationship experts are advising The Post on how to blend … Read more

118 new emojis are coming to iPhones — including new foods, animals and gender-neutral families

118 new emojis are coming to iPhones — including new foods, animals and gender-neutral families

This warrants two digital thumbs way up. Craving fresh ways to express yourself pictorially? Not to fear: iPhone users will soon be able to enhance their graphic vocabulary with the addition of a whopping 118 new emojis, including a phoenix, a shaking head, and four gender-neutral families. The emojis are available as part of a … Read more

Why having more siblings means poorer mental health for teens: study

Why having more siblings means poorer mental health for teens: study

Siblings can be your best friend — or worst nightmare. The more siblings a person has, the weaker their mental health is, a new study published by the Journal of Family Issues found. A research team from the United States and China analyzed data from thousands of eighth graders and assessed their mental health to … Read more

I fly my whole family business class without paying for tickets – here’s how

I fly my whole family business class without paying for tickets – here’s how

The thought of flying with young children, especially long-haul, can be enough to make parents run screaming at the prospect of traveling across the globe.  When facing a daunting 16-hour flight with toddlers, small children, and judgemental passengers, staying home is the path of least resistance. But what if there was a way to fly the family business … Read more

I’m a therapist — play my ‘holiday bingo’ game to stay sane while spending time with your family this Christmas

I’m a therapist — play my ‘holiday bingo’ game to stay sane while spending time with your family this Christmas

Does going home for the holidays stress you out? Bingo! One very creative therapist has gone viral sharing the stress-relieving game she invented to help her patients navigate another Christmas with their frustrating families. “Okay, so I have a tip on how to survive the holiday season,” psychotherapist Kristina Virro said in a video which … Read more

How to deal with your mother-in-law over the holidays based on her zodiac sign

How to deal with your mother-in-law over the holidays based on her zodiac sign

Cozy fires are lit, the smell of pine is omnipresent, and the pressures to merge family and make merry is at its zenith. Indeed, ’tis the holiday season when many a mother-in-law is given free range to socialize, criticize, wear bedazzled white to a winter wedding, offer cash incentives for break-ups, do toxic math and … Read more

Dear Abby: I feel guilty for losing contact with my late husband’s family

Dear Abby: I feel guilty for losing contact with my late husband’s family

DEAR ABBY: My husband passed away four years ago. I started dating my current beau two years ago. We are great friends. We are supportive of each other and enjoy our new life together.  I have drifted apart from my late husband’s side of the family. We’re still friendly but don’t have as frequent contact … Read more

Grandparents, parents and kids reveal how shared life in the military has shaped their families

Grandparents, parents and kids reveal how shared life in the military has shaped their families

Military life often involves the entire family — be it living together on a base or sacrificing time with a loved one serving overseas. But for these three area families, defending America is truly a way of life that spans multiple generations. The Valenza Family Will and Julie Valenza of Queensbury, NY, have a special bond … Read more

Dementia’s staggering financial cost is revealed in new report: ‘Bankrupting families’

Dementia’s staggering financial cost is revealed in new report: ‘Bankrupting families’

A great deal of emphasis is placed on the emotional and mental impact of dementia — but a new study from the University of Michigan highlights the financial burden it puts on families as well. Among people who were diagnosed with dementia, out-of-pocket health care costs more than doubled within the first eight years, researchers found. Dementia patients … Read more

New dads who take paternity leave less likely to suffer alcohol abuse: study

New dads who take paternity leave less likely to suffer alcohol abuse: study

Welcoming an infant can be an overwhelmingly daunting duty, owing to the late-night feedings, constant crying, incessant diaper changes and total lack of sleep. The unprecedented pressures of parenting have even prompted a few frazzled and fatigued first-time fathers to drink themselves sick.  However, an October 2023 study from the Department of Public Health Sciences … Read more

‘See you in heaven’: Woman, 94, travels cross-country to say goodbye to sister for last time

‘See you in heaven’: Woman, 94, travels cross-country to say goodbye to sister for last time

“You betcha” Barbara Carolan traveled cross-country to see her little sister Shirley one last time — before they “see each other in heaven.” The siblings are 94 and 90, respectively. Barbara’s granddaughter, Stephanie Atkinson Shively, accompanied her “Gigi” on the arduous 2,700-mile journey from New Hampshire to Nevada. Stephanie, 47, said it’s unlikely the pair … Read more

Nearly 1 in 10 US kids diagnosed with developmental disability: CDC

Nearly 1 in 10 US kids diagnosed with developmental disability: CDC

The number of American children that have been diagnosed with developmental disabilities has increased, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported. The agency unveiled new findings Thursday showing that nearly one in 10 children in the US were diagnosed with a developmental disability in 2021, an increase from previous years. Specifically, the prevalence in … Read more

Ex-Disney ‘Imagineer’ says theme parks have become too stressful, complex

Ex-Disney ‘Imagineer’ says theme parks have become too stressful, complex

A trip to Walt Disney theme parks has been on many American families’ bucket lists for generations as the experiences have become more engaging and parents seek to make memories their children will remember for a lifetime. But there is a flip side to visiting a destination that thousands of other people want to attend at … Read more