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Summer Survival Guide: Beach and Boardwalk

July 24, 2024

RealityMom Joey Fortman has found the best beach toys to make your trip to the beach or boardwalk a little more enjoyable with little ones!

When Alexa Makes You Feel Old

July 21, 2022

I used to invite my friends in to listen to my Michael Jackson album. (And yes…this now sounds like a “back in my day, we used to have to walk 30 miles in the snow UPHILL to get to school…and GAH I feel old.)

Sometimes You Can’t Walk It Off

July 16, 2019

I stepped funny before school drop off—I was probably doing and thinking of a thousand different things at the time, in that way that anyone who has ever gotten a kid off to school is fully familiar with—and felt a pop.

Summer Survival Guide: Backyard Toys

July 14, 2019

RealityMom Joey Fortman does a review of the perfect summer kids products that you need to enjoy with the kids for backyard survival this year!

Summertime Reads for Any Mom

June 16, 2019

It’s summer, which means warm weather, road trips, and vacations to see Grandma—which means I also get a few to read a good book!

I’m a College Educated Mom…and I Have A Lot of Tattoos

March 8, 2019

I’m a college-educated, successful businesswoman and mom. I even drive a Honda Pilot. And I still get judged because I have a lot of tattoos.

Best Board Games for the Holidays

November 23, 2018

Board games are a great holiday gift idea to disconnect your kids from the devices and get them into real life. We’ve got our top five picks!

#RealityMoms Favorite Books International Children’s Book Day

April 2, 2018

Although the use of e-readers and other digital platforms is on the rise, a 2016 survey found that 65% of Americans preferred printed books. And our #RealityMoms writers will tell you that a love of books and reading started in childhood. So for International Children’s Books Day, who better to ask which books kids love the most?