Mom and 3 Teen Daughters Lost Everything in L.A. Fires, Including Their Pets. Follow Them as They Rebuild (Exclusive)

Monique Marez – with daughters(from left) Malia, Alianna and Laila — stand in the charred rubble of their destroyed Pacific Palisades home on Feb. 2.Photo:Kyle Grillot Kyle Grillot Moments after Monique Marez spotted theblack, billowing plumes of smokefilling the horizon on the morning of Jan. 7 not far from the boutique where she works in Los Angeles' Pacific Palisades neighborhood, she jumped in her car and started racing back to her home, normally just seven minutes away.

Mom and Partner Face Horrifying Abuse Allegations Involving Sticks and Paddles After 3-Year-Old Dies

Janae Perez (left) and Ashleigh Utley (right) mugshots.Photo:Honolulu Police Department (2) Honolulu Police Department (2) A Hawaii mother and her girlfriend are accused of killing her 3-year-old daughter and then blaming the child’s death on the victim’s 5-year-old brother, authorities say. On Thursday, Feb. 27, Janae Perez, 25, and her partner, Ashleigh Utley, 33, of Honolulu, were arrested and charged with a host of crimes including second-degree murder, kidnapping and endangering the welfare of a minor in connection with the June 2024 death of Perez’s daughter, Sarai Perez, according to online court records.

Mom Cancels Christmas for 5-Year-Old After Getting Letter from Teacher About 'Atrocious' Behavior

Stock image of little girl with arms crossed and Santa hat over her face (left), stock image of Christmas decorations in the garbage.Photo:Francesco Carta fotografo/Getty; Tacojim/Getty Francesco Carta fotografo/Getty; Tacojim/Getty A mom of multiple children explains why Christmas was “canceled” for just one of her kids. Mele, on TikTok @melez907, explained in a series of videos how she came to the decision to cancel Christmas for her 5-year-old daughter after a “long email” from her teacher about her “very atrocious” behavior.

Mom Catches Heat for Agreeing to Pay for Her Daughter’s Wedding — but Not Her Stepdaughter’s

Stock photo of a woman arguing while sitting on a couch.Photo:Getty Getty A woman caused some trouble after agreeing to pay for her daughter’sweddingbut not her stepdaughter’s. The 45-year-old woman revealed in a recent post onReddit’s"Am I the A——?" forum that she had been saving for her daughter’s special day “her whole life.” The woman shares her daughter Hannah, 25, with her husband John, 50. He also has another daughter, Alexa, 30, from a previous relationship.

Mom Details How She Handles Christmas with 8 Kids — and Why They 'Don't Do Santa Claus' (Exclusive)

Mercedes Lynn explaining her Christmas plans; a stock image of stockings on a mantel.Photo:Mercedes Lynn/TikTok; Getty Mercedes Lynn/TikTok; Getty One mom on TikTok is sharing how she handlesChristmas with her eight children— and why she and her family “do not do Santa Claus.”“On Christmas Eve, each of our kids gets to open four presents,” Mercedes Lynn says at the start of her video, which has now been viewed more than 490,000 times.