Joni Edelman

It's #STDAwareness week here at Ravishly. We're kicking it off with this handy chart!

My mother didn't teach me how to be a mother. But my babies did.

Chronic stress secretes a hormonal cocktail that wreaks havoc on that amazing body you have. Here's how you can chill your adrenals and reduce stress.

Sam: The first time you mentioned that you have five kids I was like WHAT THE ACTUAL. FIVE HUMANS. FIVE HUMANS CAME OUT OF YOU. Like, not at the same time, but they came out and like, that sounds painful and scary WHY DID YOU DO THAT??

4. A high school government class.

My decision to bed-share with my children despite potential SIDS risks has less to do with studies, and more to do with instinct.

Help. Me. Please. And by help me, I mean, bring me my jumbo size jar of

It doesn’t get any more difficult to insult ourselves, regardless of how old we are. It would be ideal if it got easier to respect ourselves, but it generally doesn’t do that either. Every year you age, and every year the aging you looks at the you of the years before and thinks, I can’t believe I thought I was fat/ugly/etc.

It seems that "at 18 months, almost 60% of toddlers were sleeping for 13 to 14 hours per night." HAHA you're so funny Reuters!

“I don’t even know what to say, Joni. Your baby isn’t alive.”