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Friday morning started with the kind of wake-up call every parent dreads. My sister was standing in my doorway—half-panicked, half-exhausted—telling me she might need to take her youngest to the hospital because she was vomiting and having diarrhea nonstop . In her words? “It was like watching Old Faithful explode… but with vomit.” And honestly, that description was spot on. I shot up, hoodie and all (yes, I sleep in a hoodie—judge me later) and followed her downstairs while

Holidays for some mean lots of traveling, visiting family (which means more germs than what you're used to), and sometimes a midnight trip to the nearest 24-hour pharmacy to get a medicine you, of course, didn't bring. So when we have more than one child (in our five) that constantly catches every single virus they come into contact with, you learn to pack every medicine you could possibly need - and we do! We're here to tell (and show) you what has saved us on multiple tra

Cold and flu season is officially rolling in (BOO!), and if you’re a parent, you know what that means: runny noses, fevers, coughs that only happen at 2 a.m, multiple loads of laundry, and kids who suddenly only want you. As moms of five kids between us, we’ve lived through more sick seasons than we can count — and it never gets easier, but it definitely gets more manageable when you know what to expect. Skyler and I both had children at the tender young age of 19 and had to

Hi, we’re The Vital Pair — 31-year-old twin sisters, best friends, moms, and the kind of duo that does pretty much everything in life side-by-side. Between the two of us, we’re raising five kids, sharing a home, sharing the chaos, and sharing a bond that has shaped every part of who we are. We’ve always said that motherhood isn’t something you’re meant to walk through alone. But the truth is? Even with a built-in best friend — someone who understands your thoughts before you