Later this year, Disney will be releasing The Princess and the Frog. It will be the first Disney movie with an African American princess! Before her, there were two other brown princesses: Mulan and Pocahontas. I'm as excited as the next person for. . . READ FULL STORY

I'm Cuban American but there are some aspects of motherhood that make me feel more American than Cuban. I started feeling this way when I realized I didn't know many Spanish fairy tales or children's stories. I also don't know a whole lot of. . . READ FULL STORY

Shia LaBeouf sat down recently with Playboy magazine and made some, um, interesting comments with regards to his mom. "Probably the sexiest woman I know is my mother," LaBeouf said, "She's an ethereal angel. Nobody looks like that. . . READ FULL STORY

Dessa just turned two. Sure, I've heard about the "terrible twos" but I always thought everyone was exaggerating. How bad can it really be? Um, the answer is insane! Simultaneously handling a 2-year-old and a 2-month-old can get. . . READ FULL STORY

I'm eight weeks postpartum and just two weeks away from a very important wedding. I'm holding off on buying a dress until the last minute—because, you know, I totally expect those last few pounds to drop off the day before. I'm not exactly in. . . READ FULL STORY