Emma Chao/ Scary Mommy For many kids, summer is an excuse to bend the rules a bit and get more iPad time. And while that’s all fine and good, as a parent it’s nice to be able to balance screens out with some more low-fi pursuits. Lucky for you, the editors at Scary Mommy have...
AscentXmedia/E+/Getty Images Summer always has a magical quality about it, but the summer solstice is especially mystical. It’s more than just an astronomical event; it’s a cultural phenomenon rooted in deep traditions, spanning from paganism to the Neolithic era. The longest day of the year marks the traditional "midsummer," and for literal centuries and centuries,...
ZeynepKaya/E+/Getty Images Do you know someone who has had an emotional affair, or whose partner had one during their relationship? Maybe you’ve done it yourself — and you wouldn’t be alone in that, by the way — or experienced that pit in your stomach finding your partner’s texts with someone else. Emotional affairs are a...
Marc Romanelli/Tetra images/Getty Images If there’s anything every mom can relate to, it’s the feeling that you’re always doing everything — but also never doing enough. There’s always a looming cloud hanging over you as a mom, with lightning strikes of financial worries, a rolling thundercloud of guilt, and just enough rain to make you feel...